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Cochise Marble – A Surprise in the Arizona Desert
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American Caviar is a blend of dark grey calcite marble with layers lenses of light grey, silica-rich chert. Chert is a com- mon ingredient of limestone, and it forms as small accumulations of nearly pure sil- ica on the sea floor. The silica hardens into oval-shaped layers or rounded nodules, and they tend to stand out from the lime- stone in both color and texture. When the Escabrosa limestone was transformed into marble, the original pattern remained, giv- ing the stone a large-scale spotted appear- ance. Hence, the caviar name. American Caviar offers a bold pattern that works as a landscape feature or as dramatic book- matched slabs.
A Creative Approach
Camden credits some out-of-the-box thinking that helped them bring their prod- ucts to market. “It comes down to a little bit of our creativity,” he says. “As a mar- ble quarry everybody expects slabs, stair treads, pavers, things like that. But we’ve really brainstormed to bring new products to the market.” The company offers fire- pits, water features, and textured paving stones. “Those aren’t things that you see every day,” says Camden. When people see products crafted from this southwest- ern marble, Camden describes their reac- tion as “amazing.” He continues, “They’re so excited to see this. And it’s just been a domino effect where people say, ‘Oh my gosh – I want one!’”
The exploration of new products from an unlikely stone is a fitting example of the intricacies of geology – from a huge planet, we find joy in small and beautiful details. All the better when it surprises us.
For more information visit Cochise marble.com .
Geronimo White marble, polished slab.
Apache Grey honed slabs.
Above: American Caviar marble – a very unique multi-colored stone found only in the Cochise quarry formation.
Below: A Fire pit fashioned from an American Caviar boulder rests on Geronimo marble flagstones.
Apache Select White, polished slabs.