CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-25845) pertaining to the CARBO Ceramics Inc. 1996 Stock Option
Plan for Key Employees of our report dated February 1, 2002, with respect to
the consolidated financial statements of CARBO Ceramics Inc. included in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.


                                    /s/ ERNST AND YOUNG LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana
March 7, 2002