The Iron Hill (Powderhorn) carbonatite complex, Gunnison County, Colorado — A potential source of several uncommon mineral resources
Open-File Report
2009-1005
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Abstract
A similar version of this slide show was presented on three occasions during 2008: two times to local chapters of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME), as part of SME's Henry Krumb lecture series, and the third time at the Northwest Mining Association's 114th Annual Meeting, held December 1-5, 2008, in Sparks (Reno), Nevada.
In 2006, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) initiated a study of the diverse and uncommon mineral resources associated with carbonatites and associated alkaline igneous rocks. Most of these deposit types have not been studied by the USGS during the last 25 years, and many of these mineral resources have important applications in modern technology.
The author chose to begin this study at Iron Hill in southwestern Colorado because it is the site of a classic carbonatite complex, which is thought to host the largest known resources of titanium and niobium in the United States.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | The Iron Hill (Powderhorn) carbonatite complex, Gunnison County, Colorado — A potential source of several uncommon mineral resources |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2009-1005 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20091005 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | Report: 31 p.; Downloads Directory |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Gunnison County |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |