Marble From Colorado

Marble is 45 minutes south of glenwood springs just off colorado 133 on the west elk loop.

Marble from colorado.

The quarry is located near marble colo and is best known for producing yule marble a pure white stone that was named colorado s state rock in 2004. The town is the location of a historic yule marble quarry along the mountains that began operations in the late 19th century and from which the town draws its name. These qualities are why it has been chosen for a number of major national and state landmarks most notably the lincoln memorial. We welcome every experience level and artistic style.

The town of marble was first incorporated in 1899. Marble remains a statutory town of the state of colorado today. Aspen is only an hour to the north and crested butte is 45 miles to the south. But colorado stone quarries an italian based company found a new and rich vein and as of 2015 is producing distributing and exporting high quality white marble colorado s state stone once.

Marble is situated in the heart of the colorado rockies located on the headwaters of the crystal river in the elk mountain range. First discovered in 1873 it is quarried underground at an elevation of 9 300 feet 2 800 m above sea level in contrast to most marble which is quarried from an open pit and at much lower elevations. The 8 day symposium provides everything including marble tools carving sites workshops demos and private instruction. It is the grain of our marble that gives it an appearance of smooth texture a homogeneous look and a luminous surface that polishes well.

Yule marble is a marble of metamorphosed limestone found only in the yule creek valley in the west elk mountains of colorado 2 8 miles 4 5 km southeast of the town of marble colorado. Tomb of the unknowns to be. Come carve beautiful colorado marble at it s source in the rocky mountains with sculptors from around the world.