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USGS THORIUM DEPOSITS in the WET MOUNTAINS of COLORADO Scarce 1959 WITH MAPS!!
USGS THORIUM DEPOSITS in the WET MOUNTAINS of COLORADO Scarce 1959 WITH MAPS!!
USGS THORIUM DEPOSITS in the WET MOUNTAINS of COLORADO Scarce 1959 WITH MAPS!!
USGS THORIUM DEPOSITS in the WET MOUNTAINS of COLORADO Scarce 1959 WITH MAPS!!
USGS THORIUM DEPOSITS in the WET MOUNTAINS of COLORADO Scarce 1959 WITH MAPS!!
USGS THORIUM DEPOSITS in the WET MOUNTAINS of COLORADO Scarce 1959 WITH MAPS!!
USGS THORIUM DEPOSITS in the WET MOUNTAINS of COLORADO Scarce 1959 WITH MAPS!!

USGS THORIUM DEPOSITS in the WET MOUNTAINS of COLORADO Scarce 1959 WITH MAPS!!

$ 7.91

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: Notable wear to cover, with faint stamps, fading, general cover and edge wear, and the cover is split along the spine for a few inches and taped back. There are some nicks around the back cover, including a small tear about a half inch long toward the spine. Inside the front cover is a glue mark where a library pocket came loose. On the title page there is also a small green stamp. Corner bumping affects the text block, and there is some edge where to the last few pages. Pages are unmarked. Some pages are yellowed, but the maps are in very good condition, with no marks or pin holes. Overall a worn but fair example of this old report.
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    Description

    HOT ITEM!!
    This is USGS Bulletin 1072-H,
    Geology and Thorium Deposits of the Wet Mountains, Colorado - A Preliminary Report.
    This item consists of a 45-page book and both of the original maps in a pocket in the back of the book. This is an unusual study of this important thorium-bearing area. The wet mountains in the area studied consist of ancient metamorphic and igneous rocks that are cross cut by many young thorium bearing veins. The maps show the area in detail, including the locations of hundreds of individual veins. Some of the veins are fifty feet wide and nearly a mile long!!
    A surprising array of different minerals occur in the veins. The following are mentioned in the text:
    Quartz, sometimes as smoky quartz crystals
    Barite
    Ankerite
    Thorium bearing minerals, possibly thorite
    Pyrite
    Chalcopyrite
    Tetrahedrite
    Galena
    Fluorite
    Secondary copper minerals
    Riebeckite
    Arfvedsonite
    Barite was mined in a couple places. In addition, pegmatites, a pyroxene-scapolite gneiss, and an unusual albite syenite are also mentioned in the area. It is a bunch of wild geology, for sure.
    This would be a great item for any mineral collector or uranium-thorium enthusiast. The vein map can lead you directly to some of the most significant veins. If I lived in the area I would certainly give the place a shot!
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    Please read the condition notes, as this item has significant wear.
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