Marble in the vicinity of Hillsboro in Pocahontas County. Specifically, the Union member of the Greenbrier Series has attained a character that classifies it as a grade of marble. A map shows the location of marble exposures on Stamping Creek north of Hillsboro.
red to maroon to a pinkish tinge and from The marble varies in color to various shades of gray. This marble phase is between 25 to 40 feet in thickness and will produce stone suitable for ornamental purposes. The marble is red or maroon, highly fossiliferous and oolitic at the top, and blends into a light fossiliferous oolite, with the various shades of gray, at the base.
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