Limestone Resources of Texas. Digital Download

MC0084D. Limestone Resources of Texas, by L. E. Garner. 1994. 16 p., 1 figure, 3 appendices. To purchase this publication in book format, please order MC0084.


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Geologic formations that contain limestone deposits can be found in more than 93 Texas counties. Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic limestones in these areas provide commercial sources for crushed stone, cement, lime, or dimension stone. Although these abundant Texas limestones are in demand, transportation costs limit production in some areas. Formerly located near metropolitan areas, resources used by crushed stone producers are being depleted, so that producers have had to move farther from their markets. Distance from resource to production and use areas results in higher final costs to consumers. Many suitable limestone deposits lie in Central and North-Central Texas, where transportation costs to markets are minimal because railroads are near. Reduction in long-haul transportation rates could thus make production of locally produced materials more competitive.

Keywords: mineral resources, limestone, Texas



Citation
Garner, L. E., 1994, Limestone Resources of Texas: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Mineral Resource Circular No. 84, 16 p.

Keywords: mineral resources, limestone, Texas



Citation
Garner, L. E., 1994, Limestone Resources of Texas: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Mineral Resource Circular No, 84, 16 p.