Commodities
PrimaryThorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMineralized Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueBarite, Fluorite, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
Associated rockRhyolite · Intrusive Rhyolite Porphyry
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationRed Staining Associated With Radioactivity
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10094513
MRDS IDD008869
Alternate namesUnnamed Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.12668, -105.31335
References
CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F, AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P. 24, 29BROCK, M.R., AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596, 1:24,000.