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[[Image:Stone quarry adelaide.JPG|thumb|An abandoned [[construction aggregate]] quarry near [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]]] |
[[Image:Stone quarry adelaide.JPG|thumb|An abandoned [[construction aggregate]] quarry near [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]]] |
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[[Image:SandersQuarryIndiana.JPG|thumb|An abandoned [[limestone]] quarry]] |
[[Image:SandersQuarryIndiana.JPG|thumb|An abandoned [[limestone]] quarry]] |
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[[Image:Boston - College Tours 2009 - Group 3 234.jpg|thumb|200px|Rock Quarry at Halibut Point State Park, Massachusetts]] |
[[Image:Boston - College Tours 2009 - Group 3 234.jpg|thumb|200px|Natural Rock Quarry at Halibut Point State Park, Massachusetts]] |
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Types of rock extracted from quarries include: |
Types of rock extracted from quarries include: |
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*[[Cinder]] |
*[[Cinder]] |
Revision as of 23:00, 16 March 2009
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A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone.
Problems
Quarries in level areas often have special engineering problems for drainage. The Coquina Quarry is excavated to more than 60 feet (18 m) below sea level. To reduce surface leakage, a moat lined with clay was constructed around the entire quarry. Ground water that seeps into the pit is pumped up into the moat.
Many quarries fill with water after abandonment and become lakes. Others are made into landfills.
Types of rock
Types of rock extracted from quarries include:
- Cinder
- Chalk
- China Clay
- Clay
- Coal
- Coquina
- Construction aggregate (sand and gravel)
- Globigerina Limestone (Malta)
- Granite
- Gritstone
- Gypsum
- Limestone
- Marble
- Ores
- Phosphate rock
- Sandstone
- Slate
See also
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- Coal mining
- Clay pit
- Collecting fossils
- Gravel pit
- Kouloura
- List of minerals
- List of rock types
- List of stones
- Miner
- Mountaintop removal mining