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Tungsten is an ghost town in Boulder County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.

A post office called Tungsten was established in 1916, and remained in operation until 1950. The community took its name from a nearby tungsten mine.

Municipalities and communities of Boulder County, Colorado, United States

County seat: Boulder

Cities	Boulder Lafayette Longmont‡ Louisville

Towns	Erie‡ Jamestown Lyons Nederland Superior‡ Ward

CDPs	Allenspark Altona Bark Ranch Bonanza Mountain Estates Coal Creek‡ Crisman Eldora Eldorado Springs Glendale Gold Hill Gunbarrel Hidden Lake Lazy Acres Leyner Mountain Meadows Niwot Paragon Estates Pine Brook Hill St. Ann Highlands Seven Hills Sugarloaf Sunshine Tall Timber Valmont

Unincorporated communities	Canfield Caribou Hygiene Pinecliffe Salina

Ghost town	Tungsten

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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