“Production of marble in Missouri during the years 1921 and 1922 showed the greatest increase in the quarrying industry of that state, according to the biennial bulletin of the state geologist, H.A. Buehler.  Phenix and Carthage continued to produce the excellent marble for which these districts are noted, says the bulletin.  The production of the Phenix quarries is marketed under the trade name of Napoleon Gray and enjoys an increasing popularity throughout the country.  Another popular marble mentioned in the bulletin is the Ste. Genevieve, of which there are three varieties.  The stone, which the bulletin terms a somewhat metamorphosed limestone, is quarried by the Ozora Marble Quarries Company near Ozora and some ten miles south of Ste. Genevieve, from which town it takes its name.  The quarry is situated in a heavily vaulted area which crosses Ste. Genevieve County from northwest to southeast.  The stone used is of the Devonian age and dips southerly into the hill at about 16 to 18 degrees.  From the overlying, or Grand Tower strata, a light brownish-gray, fine grained limestone shot through with buff veins, is being marketed as ‘Golden Vein Ste. Genevieve,’ while another variety characterized by a reddish mottling, is called ‘Ste. Genevieve Rose.’.  Still another variety, a light gray, fine grained stone, is called ‘Ste. Genevieve Rose’ (sic).  All three varieties take a very fine polish and are enriched by abundant fossil shells and corals, which show distinct and beautiful cross sections after polishing.  The quarry opening now being worked is 70 by 30 feet.  The Ste. Genevieve marble has been used in the Leidner Chapel in St. Louis, Mo., the new Bowery Savings Bank in New York City, and in other structures of recent construction.

“Sandstone production in Missouri, according to the bulletin, has ceased so far as commercial output is concerned.  Granite is produced in rough blocks, the chief quarrying centers being at Granitville and Syenite.”