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Your search for "
quarry
" resulted in the following result(s).
Word or Phrase:
CEMENTSTONE QUARRY *
Definition:
A
site
where cementstone nodules are extracted.
Word or Phrase:
SERPENTINE QUARRY *
Definition:
A
quarry
for the extraction of Serpentine, a major metamorphic mineral which is easily polished and easily carved. A major variety, lizardite, is found in Cornwall.
Word or Phrase:
LIMESTONE QUARRY *
Definition:
A
site
where limestone is extracted.
Word or Phrase:
SANDSTONE QUARRY *
Definition:
A place where sandstone is excavated.
Word or Phrase:
SOAPSTONE QUARRY *
Definition:
A
quarry
for the extraction of Soapstone (also known as steatite or soaprock), a metamorphic rock largely composed of the mineral talc and rich in magnesium.
Word or Phrase:
GRANITE QUARRY *
Definition:
A
site
where granite is excavated.
Word or Phrase:
COBBLE QUARRY *
Definition:
An
excavation
from which cobble
stone
is obtained.
Word or Phrase:
GYPSUM QUARRY *
Definition:
A place where gypsum is extracted.
Word or Phrase:
MARBLE QUARRY *
Definition:
A place where marble is extracted from the ground.
Word or Phrase:
SILICA QUARRY *
Definition:
A place where silica or silicate, the most common mineral component of rock, is extracted from the ground.
Word or Phrase:
QUARRY HOIST *
Definition:
Machinery
for lifting pieces of
stone
or loaded trucks out of a
quarry
.
Word or Phrase:
SHALE QUARRY *
Definition:
A place where shale, a laminated clay or silt which has been compressed by the weight of the rocks over it, is extracted from the ground.
Word or Phrase:
SLATE QUARRY *
Definition:
A
site
where slate is quarried from the ground.
Word or Phrase:
STONE QUARRY *
Definition:
An
excavation
from which
stone
for
building
is obtained by cutting, blasting etc.
Word or Phrase:
ALUM QUARRY *
Definition:
A
site
where alum (hydrous sulphate or salt and alumina) is quarried.
Word or Phrase:
QUARRY *
Definition:
An
excavation
from which
stone
for
building
and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)
All information © 2013 Warwickshire County Council.
