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2. Mineralogy of the Pikes Peak Region - Wikipedia

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   Scientists from around the world come to Colorado to study the minerals of this region. Because the granite covers a large portion of the Colorado Front Range, there are good mineral collecting areas scattered all over the Pikes Peak region. The collecting localities range from near Colorado Springs on the south to just west of Denver on the north.

3. Pikes Peak granite - Wikipedia

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   Pikes Peak granite is a 1.08 billion year old Late-Precambrian geologic formation found in the central part of the Front Range of Colorado. It is a coarse-grained pink to light red syenogranite with minor gray monzogranite , and it has a distinctive brick-red appearance where it outcrops.

4. Geology of Colorado - Wikipedia

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   The Sonoma orogeny uplifted the ancestral Rocky Mountains in parallel with the diversification of multicellular life. Shallow seas covered the regions, followed by the uplift current Rocky Mountains and intense volcanic activity. Colorado has thick sedimentary sequences with oil, gas and coal deposits, as well as base metals and other minerals. [1]

5. Manitou Mineral Springs - Wikipedia

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   Manitou Springs, also called "Saratoga of the West", [4] was established as a resort community, known for its mineral springs and "spectacular setting" at the edge of the Rocky Mountains [5] and the base of Pikes Peak. [3]

6. Manitou Springs, Colorado - Wikipedia

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   Manitou Springs is a home rule municipality located at the foot of Pikes Peak in western El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The town was founded for its natural mineral springs. The town was founded for its natural mineral springs.

7. Mining in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Pikes Peak Gold Rush, Pikes Peak, Colorado (1859) Holcomb Valley Gold Rush, California (1860) Black Hills Gold Rush, Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming (1874–1878) Mount Baker Gold Rush, Whatcom County, Washington, United States (1897–1920s) Nome Gold Rush, Nome, Alaska (1899–1909) Fairbanks Gold Rush, Fairbanks, Alaska (1902–1905)