Commodities
PrimaryLead
TertiaryZinc, Thorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Thorite
GangueAnhydrite, Ankerite, Barite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Black Canyon Schist
Associated rockPegmatite,Granite · Granitic Rocks-Pegmatite Dikes;Granitic Rocks--Granite And Quartz Monzonite
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10101886
MRDS IDD011149
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.38667, -107.24424
References
HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CARPENTER RIDGE QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1070.HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1961, FOUR ENVIRONMENTS OF THORIUM-, NIOBIUM-, AND RARE-EARTH-BEARING MINERALS IN THE POWDERHORN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 424-B, P. B283-B286.BURBANK, W.S., 1951, AEC PRELIM. RECON. REPTS. D-211, D-92.OLSON, J.C., AND WALLACE, S.R., 1956, THORIUM AND RARE-EARTH MINERALS IN POWDERHORN DISTRICT, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1027-O, P. 720.