Unnamed Thorium Occurrence (MRDS - 10014385), Gunnison Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USAi
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Unnamed Thorium Occurrence (MRDS - 10014385) | Occurrence |
Gunnison Mining District | Mining District |
Gunnison County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 29' 33'' North , 107° 1' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Gunnison | 6,076 (2018) | 10.9km |
Crested Butte | 1,579 (2017) | 42.1km |
Mount Crested Butte | 801 (2012) | 46.3km |
Lake City | 367 (2017) | 57.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
114291
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114291:7
GUID (UUID V4):
77f9b462-ad3a-4503-8972-a6e95a4b6445
REF:Deposit:: DOOLEY, J.R., JR., AND HATHAWAY, J.C., 1961, TWO OCCURRENCES OF THORIUM-BEARING MINERALS WITH RHABDOPHANE-LIKE STRUCTURE: USGS PROF. PAPER 424-C, P. C339-C341.
Deposit:: HEDLUND, D.C., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BIG MESA QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON CO
Commodities (Trace) - REE, Thorium
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Metamorphic Rocks--Amphibolite, Granite Of South Beaver Creek
Structure: Gunnison Uplift, West Elk Centers
Host Rock: Schist, Amphibolite, Granite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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- Green River FormationFormation
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