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    A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground...
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  • Jerry Quarry (May 15, 1945 – January 3, 1999), nicknamed "Irish" or "The Bellflower Bomber", was an American professional boxer. During the peak of his...
    40 KB (3,518 words) - 14:50, 3 June 2024
  • Look up quarry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A quarry is a type of mine, usually open-cast, generally for the extraction of stone such as for building...
    3 KB (369 words) - 03:45, 4 February 2024
  • The Quarry is a 2022 interactive drama horror game developed by Supermassive Games and published by 2K. Players assume control of nine teenage counselors...
    38 KB (3,579 words) - 19:55, 10 May 2024
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    Dinorwic quarry (/dɪˈnɔːrwɪɡ/ din-OR-wig; Welsh: [dɪˈnɔrwɪɡ]; also known as Dinorwig quarry) is a large former slate quarry, now home to the Welsh National...
    23 KB (2,375 words) - 23:20, 8 April 2024
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    The Yangshan Quarry (Chinese: 阳山碑材; pinyin: Yángshān bēi cái; lit. 'Yangshan Stele Material') is an ancient stone quarry near Nanjing, China. Used during...
    12 KB (1,351 words) - 21:53, 23 October 2023
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    622 Thornton Quarry is one of the largest aggregate quarries in the world, located in Thornton, Illinois just south of Chicago. The quarry is 1.5 miles...
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    52°42′25″N 2°45′43″W / 52.707°N 2.762°W / 52.707; -2.762 The Quarry is the main recreational park in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England...
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    Coombefield Quarry, located near Southwell has been open cast quarried over the last 80 years and is one of three privately owned quarries by Portland...
    25 KB (3,005 words) - 15:07, 27 May 2024
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    The Rummu quarry is a submerged limestone quarry located in Rummu, Vasalemma Parish, Estonia, Europe. Much of the natural area of the quarry is under a...
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    earliest workings at the quarry were in the Roman period initially in open quarries, after which it was necessary to quarry into the side of the hill...
    9 KB (1,043 words) - 17:54, 3 February 2023
  • Hamilton Quarry is a Late Carboniferous lagerstätte near Hamilton, Kansas, United States. It has a diverse assemblage of unusually well-preserved marine...
    13 KB (319 words) - 07:48, 5 June 2024
  • Bowithick Quarry is a disused nineteenth century open cast slate quarry situated in Trebarwith Valley on the outskirts of Tintagel in Cornwall, South...
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  • This is a list of notable quarries and areas of quarrying in the United States. A number of these are historic quarries listed on the National Register...
    25 KB (3,311 words) - 22:14, 15 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Barnton Quarry
    Barnton Quarry is a disused stone quarry in Corstorphine Hill, Clermiston, Edinburgh, Scotland. The site was later used as a military command centre, and...
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  • Thumbnail for Bill Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank
    William Thomas Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank, PC (born 28 October 1928), is a British politician and life peer. As a Labour Party member of Parliament...
    17 KB (897 words) - 22:49, 22 May 2024
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    permission was sought to begin quarrying near Llechwedd Farm, however this came to nothing. The Llechwedd slate quarry was opened in 1846 by John Whitehead...
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  • Thumbnail for Lanterdan Quarry
    Lanterdan Quarry is a disused open cast slate quarry between Tintagel and Trebarwith on the north coast of Cornwall, South West England. The quarry is the...
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  • Thumbnail for West Quarry
    West Quarry is a disused open cast slate quarry between Tintagel and Trebarwith on the north coast of Cornwall, South West England. The quarry ceased...
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  • Thumbnail for Schevenhütte Quarry
    The Schevenhütte quarry is a former slate quarry in Stolberg-Schevenhütte. Unique Schevenhütte natural stone was quarried here presumably from the Middle...
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