Geology and Occurrences of Limestone and Marble in …
Nigeria is endowed with large deposits of limestone and marble located in all parts of the country. The limestone at Mfamosing, near Calabar, is the largest and the purest deposit in Nigeria. It is about 50 metres thick at the quarry site. West of Calabar, another carbonate body occurs in the subsurface that is 450 metres thick. The