#colorado_mineral_belt
Colorado Mineral Belt
Area of ore deposits in Colorado, United States
The Colorado Mineral Belt (CMB) is an area of ore deposits from the La Plata Mountains in Southwestern Colorado to near the middle of the state at Boulder, Colorado, and from which over 25 million troy ounces of gold were extracted beginning in 1858. The belt is a "northeast-striking zone defined by: a Proterozoic shear zone system ; a suite of Laramide-aged plutons and related ore deposits ; a major gravity low ; low-crustal velocities; and high heat flow ." Mining districts include:Central City-Idaho Springs district Leadville mining district, named for Leadville, Colorado Sneffels-Red Mountain-Telluride district
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