original_query: What is the geological history behind the unique color range of Cerro de los Siete Colores?
query: What is the geological history behind the unique color range of Cerro de los Siete Colores?
answer: The unique colors are a result of a complex geological history involving marine sediments, lake and river movements, and the uplift caused by tectonic plate movement.  Different colors represent different types of rocks formed over millions of years, including red clay, mudstone, arilitas, limestone, lead-rich calcium carbonate, fanglomerate with manganese, claystones (iron), phyllites, slates of copper oxide, and sandstones with sulfur.