Commodities
PrimaryThorium, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlNe-Trending Quartz Veins Cutting Across Foliation Of Greenstone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Thorite
GangueAnkerite, Apatite, Barite, Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Goethite, Hematite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Amphibolite · Dubois Greenstone--Metavolcanic Hornblende Shcist And Amphibolite
Associated rockGranite · Powderhorn Granite;Quartz Vein
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Cimarron Fault, Unnamed Faults, Tolvar Peak Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordilleda (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10094686
MRDS IDD011225
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.35028, -107.14369
References
OLSON, J.C., AND HEDLUND, D.C., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GATEVIEW QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1071.HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1961, FOUR ENVIRONMENTS OF THORIUM-, NIOBIUM-, AND RARE-EARTH-BEARING MINERALS IN THE POWDERHORN DISTRICT OF SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 424-B, P. B283-B286.