Maciej mrotek courtesy image.
Yule marble uses.
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.
Portals to the marble galleries of the pride of america mine can be seen in this still photo from drone footage.
Department of the interior bruce babbitt secretary u s.
The clean white marble deposits of the yule creek were first discovered in the late 1870 s.
The yule marble quarry is one of the largest most important marble deposits in the world.
Although most of the marble in the memorial appears.
Durability of the colorado yule marble a widely used building stone.
Minor quarrying occurred between that discovery and the early 1900s.
This marble has been used for many prominent buildings.
And shortly after architect henry bacon loved the marble so much that he successfully urged that it was used to clad the entire exterior of the lincoln memorial which in fact gave this material it s infamous.
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.
It was discovered in the 1870s in the small colorado town of marble near the west elk mountains.
The company was awarded the contract in march 1914.
1999 published in the eastern region reston va.
The colorado yule marble quarried in marble colo is a very pure white marble and it has been widely acclaimed for its quality and purity.
Channing meek with some help from the rockefellers raised 3 million to develop the colorado yule marble quarry.
It remains in use today.
Yule creek seen here in its new channel on the left side of the photo in may 2020 was diverted by quarry.
The yule marble quarry completed the prestigious task of sending marble to washington d c.
Major development occurred in 1905 when col.
The quarry is the main source of economy in marble and has undergone extensive openings closures and renovations since its discovery.
Groat director united states government printing office washington.
Colorado yule marble was judged immeasurably superior to the others being considered and the commission decided to use it.
One of the most notable is the lincoln memorial in washington d c built nearly 80 years ago.
Quarry operators colorado stone quarries relocated yule creek in 2018 to build an access road.
This white marble is comprised of almost pure calcite grains tightly joined to give it a luminous quality.
Geological survey charles g.
Yule marble was designated the official state rock of colorado in 2004 after girl scout troop 357 of lakewood petitioned the legislature.
Only 10 percent of the marble quarried for the project was shipped to washington.
