chalkpit
Limestone extraction site
A chalkpit is a quarry where chalk is excavated.
Chalk—a soft, white limestone—has been mined for centuries for agricultural lime, building materials, and writing implements.
The word is primarily British; Americans more often say chalk quarry.
The old chalkpit had filled with rainwater and become a swimming hole.
Element twenty, builds bones
- carbonateAdd dissolved gas
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
- marlCalcareous clay deposit
flint · clay · strata · bedrock · outcrop · erosion · deposition · karst
Open-pit stone mining
- excavationAct of unearthing
- diggingRemoving earth below
- blastingExplosive material removal
- drillingHole-making by rotation
shovel · pickaxe · loader · dumptruck · crusher · screening · haulage · bench
Study of physical remnants
- NeolithicFinal prehistoric stone-tool era
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- ancientVery old indeed
settlements · burials · heritage · conservation · relics · antiquity · folklore · abandoned
Organism's natural environment
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- orchidsTropical flowering plants
wildflowers · butterflies · chalkland · scrubland · nesting · biodiversity · conservation · restoration
calcium
Element twenty, builds bones
- carbonateAdd dissolved gas
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
marl · flint · clay · strata · bedrock · outcrop · erosion · deposition · karst · calcite
quarrying
Open-pit stone mining
- excavationAct of unearthing
- diggingRemoving earth below
- blastingExplosive material removal
drilling · shovel · pickaxe · loader · dumptruck · crusher · screening · haulage · bench · stripping
archaeology
Study of physical remnants
- NeolithicFinal prehistoric stone-tool era
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
ancient · settlements · burials · heritage · conservation · relics · antiquity · folklore · abandoned · overgrown
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
orchids · wildflowers · butterflies · chalkland · scrubland · nesting · biodiversity · conservation · restoration · flora
escarpment
Steep slope dividing elevations
- cliffVertical rock wall
- hollowEmpty within
- depressionProlonged low state
terraced · flooded · pond · Dover · downs · countryside · scenic · panorama · exposed · weathered