(in stone quarrying)
1Stone carving — is an ancient activity where pieces of rough natural stone are shaped by the controlled removal of stone. Owing to the permanence of the material, evidence can be found that even the earliest societies indulged in some form of stone work.Work… …
2Stone quarries of ancient Egypt — The Stone quarries of ancient Egypt (now archaeological sites) once produced quality stone for the construction of decorative monuments such as sculptures and obelisks. Some of these sites are well identified and the chemical composition of their …
3Stone City, Iowa — Infobox Settlement official name = Stone City, Iowa settlement type = unincorporated community nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country subdivision name =… …
4quarrying — noun A small piece of stone chipped off any stone found in a quarry …
5quarrying — noun Date: circa 1828 the business, occupation, or act of extracting useful material (as building stone) from quarries …
6quarrying — quar·ry || kwÉ‘rɪ , kwÉ” / kwÉ’ n. pit where stone is mined; game, animals which are hunted; prey, victim; thing which is chased, object of a pursuit; windowpane; rich source of something v. hew, chisel; dig, excavate, mine; look for, seek …
7quarrying — noun the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry • Derivationally related forms: ↑quarry • Members of this Topic: ↑quarry • Hypernyms: ↑production …
8Dimension stone — Large blocks of granite dimension stone being loaded at Teignmouth in 1827. Dimension stone is natural stone or rock that has been selected and fabricated (i.e., trimmed, cut, drilled, ground, or other) to specific sizes or shapes. Color, texture …
9Quern-stone — The upper stone of a Scottish hand quern from Dalgarven Mill, North Ayrshire. Quern stones are stone tools for hand grinding a wide variety of materials. They were used in pairs. The lower, stationary, stone is called a quern, whilst the upper,… …
10Bath Stone — is an Oolitic Limestone comprising granular fragments of calcium carbonate. Originally obtained from the Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines under Combe Down, Somerset, England, its warm, honey colouring gives the World Heritage City of Bath,… …
