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digging holes in the earth to build everything above it.
means the extraction of stone, sand, gravel, or minerals from an open pit rather than a tunnel.
from from latin quadrare, to square off stone, via old french quarriere — literally the place where blocks get squared.
pyramids scalegiza's stones came from quarries miles away
biggest pitbingham canyon is visible from space
opposite of miningopen-air extraction, not underground tunneling
noiseblasting can register as small earthquakes nearby
for instance
bingham canyon — utah copper pit, over 4 kilometers wide, mined since 1906
carrara marble — italian quarry that supplied michelangelo's david, still active
portland stone — english limestone that built st paul's cathedral
rutland quarry — vermont granite pit operating continuously since 1844