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Geology of the Quartz Creek Pegmatite District, Gunnison County, Colorado

Description: Report discussing the geology of the Quartz Creek pegmatite district of Gunnison County, Colorado. "The Quartz Creek pegmatite district includes an area of about 29 square miles in the vicinity of Quartz Creek in Gunnison County, Colorado. This area contains 1,803 pegmatites that are intruded into pre-Cambrian rocks."
Date: April 1952
Creator: Staatz, Mortimer H. & Trites, Albert F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thorium and rare earth minerals in the Powderhorn district, Gunnison County, Colorado

Description: "Thorium deposits were discovered in the Powderhorn district in 1949. This district has long been known for its occurrences of alkalic igneous rocks, of which the best known is the Iron Hill complex (Larsen, 1942). Some of these alkalic rocks contain titanium, barium, strontium, rare earths, thorium, and niobium in greater percentages than those of most igneous rocks. A study of the thorium deposits was undertaken to obtain more information on the geologic relation of minor elements, particular… more
Date: February 1954
Creator: Olson, J. C. & Wallace, S. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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