Building stone quarries and yards, Utah and parts of Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming (OFR-521) Grand Canyon Craig Gordon

Craig Gordon

thousands of men traveled West to the emerging frontier

and Summerville formations are gently folded into anticlines

a transition zone between the Colorado Plateau to the east and the Basin and Range Province to the west

stilbite and thomsonite

Building stone quarries and yards, Utah and parts of Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming (OFR-521) Grand Canyon Craig GordonBy: D. E. Boleneus This report contains comprehensive information about the building stone industry in Utah and the nearby states of Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and Washington, and is presented in three parts: 1.) an inventory of stone operations and stone yards used for operational or retail purposes, 2.) an analysis of quarrying and processing methods and deposit characteristics of the stone, and 3.) an analysis of employment, distribution, and a