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 rockAndesite · Andesite;Dark Colored Melanocratic Syenite Intersects Vein At Shaft
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10094517
MRDS IDD008930
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.23557, -105.3414
References
CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D. 1959, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULLETIN 1072-H, P. 525-526