Über Colorado Gold Vein
Colorado Gold Vein is a white marble quarried near Marble, Colorado, USA, in the Yule Creek quarry area. The stone is 99.5% pure calcite, which accounts for its brilliant white color and exceptional purity. SC s18030 identifies it as 'Colorado Gold Vein Marble' from Marble, Colorado with white-gold-grey coloration. SC s4343 (Colorado Yule Marble) provides comprehensive technical data for the same quarry product: density 2714 kg/m3, compressive 86.03 MPa (ASTM C170), flexural/modulus of rupture 12.40 MPa (ASTM C99), water absorption 0.08% (ASTM C97). Additional names include Colorado White Marble, Colorado Golden Vein Marble, Valley Gold Vein Marble, and Colorado Yule Marble (after Yule Creek). SC s17850 ('Colorado Gold Marble') lists 'Colorado Gold Vein Marble' as alias but claims Italian origin = Calacatta Gold; this is a distinct Italian stone sharing a similar trade name and is excluded from this record's scope.