Leadville Limestone (metamorphosed to marble)

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Leadville Limestone (metamorphosed to marble) is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock unit in the central Colorado Rockies that has been regionally metamorphosed into high-quality marble.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mississippian-age geologic formation
marble
metamorphosed carbonate rock unit
composedPrimarilyOf calcite
carbonate minerals
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economicUse construction stone
decorative stone
dimension stone
geologicAge Mississippian
geologicSetting Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED
lithology carbonate rock
marble
locatedIn Colorado
United States of America
surface form: United States

central Colorado Rockies
metamorphicGrade regional metamorphism
metamorphicProcess regional metamorphism of carbonate rocks
parentRock Leadville Limestone NERFINISHED
partOf Leadville Limestone NERFINISHED
quality high-quality marble
regionallyExtensiveIn central Colorado Rockies
rockTypeAfterMetamorphism marble
rockTypeBeforeMetamorphism limestone
state Colorado
stratigraphicUnitType formation

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Yule Marble quarry geologicFormation Leadville Limestone (metamorphosed to marble)