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Thorium Occurrence (MRDS - 10014385), Gunnison Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 29' 33'' North , 107° 1' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.49250,-107.03000
GRN:
N26W61
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gunnison6,076 (2018)10.9km
Crested Butte1,579 (2017)42.1km
Mount Crested Butte801 (2012)46.3km
Lake City367 (2017)57.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
114291
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114291:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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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