In a plains area almost devoid of trees, the beds of rock that crop out at many places within the state provided a ready source of material for the construction of houses and various farm structures. The use of building stone as a construction material in Kansas dates back to the construction of many of the buildings erected by the earliest settlers.
Grace Muilenburg who provided many of the pictures used in the report. Jewett for his help in the identification of stones and deposits, and to Dr.
The cooperation and assistance of the building-stone producers and processors of Kansas in making this study possible and the help of the staff of the Kansas Geological Survey are gratefully acknowledged. It is hoped that the report not only will provide an insight into an important segment of the Kansas mineral industries but may also give guidance to those who in the future may be seeking suitable sources and methods for producing Kansas building stone. Although the study relates chiefly to stones now being produced on a commercial basis, other stones known to have been produced in appreciable quantity in the past are discussed briefly. This study was undertaken to investigate the sources and characteristics of building stone produced in Kansas, and the methods used to produce the stone. In recent years, production has trended toward cut and finished stone and away from rough building stone.Īs timber becomes scarcer and more expensive there is a likelihood that stone will become more widely used in buildings of all types. Kansas stone-processing plants produce stone in every degree of finish. Most of the stone produced each year comes from limestone beds of Permian age, but Pennsylvanian, Cretaceous, and Tertiary rocks are also quarried, and Quaternary glacial deposits provide boulders for some structures. Reported value of dimension stone, mainly limestone, produced annually now amounts to several hundred thousand dollars.īuilding stone is produced at widely scattered points across the state.
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An Acrobat PDF version (11 MB) is also available.įrom the earliest pioneer days stone has been a useful building material within the state of Kansas. This is, in general, the original text as published. Originally published in 1960 as Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 142, pt. Kansas Geological Survey, Bulletin 142, pt.
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