Photo source: Rocky Mountain Stone
Compare the producer’s sample photographs and confirm the current range and finish.
Material sources
Historical geological source, not a current extraction report. Printed page 51, Figure 4 locates Desert Gold and Vista Grande in the Mesa Aparejo deposit west of Belen; pages 50 and 52 describe production and lithology.
Identifies New Mexico Travertine dimension-stone production from Lucero quarry, Valencia County; historical corroboration of the quarry name.
Yellow-gold New Mexico travertine with cream bands and calcite veining. Desert Gold is a named selection in Rocky Mountain Stone’s current cladding collection.
- Listed supplier
- New Mexico Travertine / Rocky Mountain Stone
- Quarry / operation
- Lucero / Mesa Aparejo travertine quarries (historical source)
- Location
- Belen area, New Mexico
- Color families
- Gold, Cream / buff, Brown
- Supply route
- Architectural cladding and veneer; confirm current formats and availability with the producer.
- Listing source
- Producer documentation · source checked 25 Sept 2026
- Photograph
- Sourced photograph · checked 2026-09-25
Independent source checks
- U.S. material origin
- VERIFIED
- Material identity
- VERIFIED
- Producer relationship
- VERIFIED
- Quarry relationship
- VERIFIED
- Quarry location
- REVIEW
- Operating record
- REVIEW
- Photo source
- VERIFIED
- Photo permission
- SITE_OWNER_APPROVED
- Technical data
- REVIEW
Each check stands on its own. A photo or coordinate review does not change a confirmed material identity or producer relationship. Operating records do not guarantee current inventory.
Documented capabilities
- cladding
- Named architectural cladding and veneer selection
Related producer groups
New Mexico Travertine / Rocky Mountain StoneSource-described uses
Cladding & exterior walls · Interior walls & fireplaces
Uses described by the producer. This is not a finding of suitability for a particular assembly or project.
Application sourceQuarry origin
- Lucero / Mesa Aparejo travertine quarriesValencia County, New MexicoOperator: New Mexico Travertine, Inc.
Known sources; confirm the quarry and selection for your order.
Related quarry / permit records
New Mexico Travertine, Inc.
MSHA 2901856 · Abandoned since 08/16/2021
Historical site match: named-grade geology, Lucero quarry history, producer and west-of-Belen localityFind in quarry register View operation recordAsk the supplier about current availability, material range, fabrication and test data for your application. A listing or MSHA status does not establish supply readiness.
The current producer catalogue names this selection. The 1990 geological report establishes its New Mexico origin at the Mesa Aparejo deposit; the Lucero permit remains a historical site relationship, not proof of present extraction.