granite quarry
Rock extraction site
A granite quarry is an open excavation site where granite is extracted from the earth.
Unlike mines that tunnel underground, quarries cut into exposed rock faces to harvest large blocks of stone for construction, monuments, and countertops: The granite quarry supplied stone for the new courthouse.
Quarrying granite typically involves drilling, cutting, and blasting to remove massive slabs.
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- stone cuttingShaping rock by removal
- excavationAct of unearthing
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- rock faceSteep exposed stone surface
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