In a message dated 1/22/2009 2:00:26 AM Central Standard Time, > How many of you would feel confident about identifying "French" vs. > "Texas" limestone? Christopher= Big difference .. first of all the technological time period and the countrys transportation should give it away second of all Texas limestone would not have held up to the NYC winter where as certain French would then for me is the color difference and the shell size; The French Calcare have small crinoids (don't go there Ralph) and the Texas shell is larger and meybe differnt shell and time period all together and a dollar to doughnuts would be the cost .. lets just say they were quarrying this stuff in Texas during this time period; I will bet it was cheaper to ship a ton of dimensional stone from Le Harve to NYC all cut to size than it was from Texas then to a cutting yard (in god knows where) then shipped again considering the infrastructure below the mason dixon and especially in Texas at that time ...and considering the economy it still might be cheaper Py > > ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>