(n.)an excavation or pit, usu. open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
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an abundant source or supply.
(v.t.)to obtain from or as if from a quarry.
Category: Building Trades, Mining
to make a quarry in.
Category: Mining
The plural of quarry is quarries.
yes, granite was mined in the northeast quarries
In Western Pennsylvania, the quarries are usually Limestone and gravel.
The area of Emborough Quarries is 10,000.0 square meters.
The area of Holwell Quarries is 13,000.0 square meters.
The rock mine quarries several tons of marble a day. There are several modern granite quarries in the mountains of Vermont.
Georgia is known for its granite natural resource. The largest granite quarries in this area, as of 2013, is the Gold Eagle Quarries. ?æ
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The Smith mountain quarries in Arkansas are famous for producing the worlds finest sharpening stones.
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument was created in 1965.
There is no exact number of rock quarries in the world as they are constantly changing due to opening, closing, and merging of operations. However, it is estimated that there are tens of thousands of rock quarries globally.
(Note: the word quarry is usually singular when referring to hunted prey.)The quarries on the Adriatic Sea provided Rome with salt.The company quarries limestone and granite in the high mountains.