Commodities
PrimaryThorium, REE
SecondaryLead, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlShear Zone; Mineralized Fault, Veins;
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Barite, Galena, Thorite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Hornblende Gneiss
Associated rockDiabase,Granite · Aplite Dike; Diabase And Non Porphyritic Basalt
StructureWet Mountains
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10094481
MRDS IDD008256
Alternate namesNightingale Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.12418, -105.31113
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 40, P. 122-123CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F., AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P.26BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D, AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 40, P. 122-123CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F., AND GOTT, G.B., 1953 THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 7950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P.26BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO, USGS MAP GQ-596, 1:24,000DMEA