Colorado Yule marble

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Scope note
A fine-grain marble quarried near Marble in Gunnison County, Colorado. Colorado Yule marble is usually pure white but can have pale gray clouds and/or creamy veins. Some regions of the marble belt have a pale blue-gray color. Colorado Yule has been used for statuary and was used for the exterior of the Lincoln Memorial.
Colorado Yule marble
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024