Mills, Joseph W. (1962) Bulletin No.48, Division of Mines and Geology. High-Calcium Limestones of Eastern Washington. Department of Conservation
| Reference Type | Report (volume) | ||
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| Title | Bulletin No.48, Division of Mines and Geology | ||
| Report | High-Calcium Limestones of Eastern Washington | ||
| Authors | Mills, Joseph W. | Author | |
| Year | 1962 | ||
| Publisher | Department of Conservation | Place | Olympia, Washington |
| Classification | Not set | LoC | Not set |
| Mindat Ref. ID | 17778410 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:17778410:3 |
| GUID | 0 | ||
| Full Reference | Mills, Joseph W. (1962) Bulletin No.48, Division of Mines and Geology. High-Calcium Limestones of Eastern Washington. Department of Conservation | ||
| Plain Text | Mills, Joseph W. (1962) Bulletin No.48, Division of Mines and Geology. High-Calcium Limestones of Eastern Washington. Department of Conservation | ||
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| Abstract/Notes | Since the early days of Washington's statehood, limestone has been recognized as one of the important mineral resources of the State. The second annual report of the Washington Geological Survey, published in 1903, gave details on the State's limestone deposits, and in later years four other reports pub I ished by the Survey and its successor agencies have given additional information on this resource. Still other reports by Federal and private agencies have been published in response to demands for data on limestone here. Although some of the earlier reports included analyses to show the purity of the rocks, very few of the samples for analysis were taken systematically in a way that would fairly represent the deposits sampled. Prior to 1900 limestone was produced for use as building stone here, and another important use was for the production of burned lime. Portland cement plants soon became leading consumers of limestone, and they continue as such to the present time. Limestone is used in large quantities in the pulp industry in the Northwest, but in 1962 there were no commercial lime-burning plants in the State. Recognizing the potential for industrial development in Washington based on more intensive use of our mineral resources, and recognizing the need to up-date the State's knowledge of raw material resources in order to channel those resources into the State's growing economy, the Industrial Raw Materials Advisory Committee of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development in 1958 recommended that a comprehensive survey be made of the limestone resources of Washington. It was suggested that the investigation should determine the amount and quality of stone available in the largest and most accessible deposits in both the eastern and western parts of the State. With the interest and support of the Industrial Raw Materials Advisory Committee, a limestone market survey was completed by the Department of Commerce and Economic Development and a survey of the limestone deposits was commenced in 1959 by the Division of Mines and Geology of the Department of Conservation. The Division of Industrial Research at Washington State University was engaged to analyze some 750 limestone samples. We were fortunate to obtain the services of Dr. Joseph W. Mills, Chairman of the Department of Geology at Washington State University, to make the survey of limestone in eastern Washington, which is reported here as Bui let in 48 of the Division of Mines and Geology. | ||
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| Ideal Cement Company Quarry Area, Summit Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA | pp.123-136 |
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