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Noun Concept

Categories: Surface mining, Environmental issues with population, Environmental issues with mining, All articles needing additional references, Quarries

pit quarry stone pit marble quarry open pit mine

A surface excavation for extracting stone or slate WordNet 3.0

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A surface excavation for extracting stone or slate WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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. Wikipedia

Type of mine, usually open-cast, generally for the extraction of stone such as for building or fossil fuel. Wikipedia Disambiguation

An open or surface working or excavation for the extraction of building stone, ore, coal, gravel, or minerals. OmegaWiki

A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate. Wiktionary

Site for mining stone. Wiktionary (translation)

A British term for `quarry' is `stone pit' WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara. Wiktionary

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

pit, quarry, stone pit

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quarry

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quarry

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quarry

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quarry

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open pit mine