Stone quarry

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.
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  • Type: Commerce
  • Description: quarry where solid rock is excavated
  • Also known as: quarry”, “stone pit”, and “stone quarry

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Askim and Mysen.

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Stone quarry

Latitude
59.62499° or 59° 37′ 30″ north
Longitude
11.22073° or 11° 13′ 15″ east
Open location code
9FFHJ6FC+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 393884203
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­commercial
Wiki­data ID
Q15115254
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Stone quarry” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Karxana
  • Bosnian: Kamenolom
  • Croatian: Kamenolom
  • Czech: kamenolom
  • Danish: stenbrud
  • Danish: Stenbrud
  • Dutch: steengroeve
  • Esperanto: Ŝtonminejo
  • Estonian: kivimurd
  • Estonian: Kivimurd
  • Finnish: kivilouhos
  • French: carrière de pierre
  • French: Carrière de pierre
  • German: Steinbruch
  • Hungarian: kőbánya
  • Hungarian: kőfejtő
  • Kurdish: Kana keviran
  • Macedonian: Каменолом
  • Norwegian Bokmål: steinbrudd
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stenbrudd
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: steinbrot
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Steinbrot
  • Norwegian: Steinbrudd
  • Pfaelzisch: Steinbruch
  • Polish: kamieniołom
  • Polish: Kamieniołom
  • Romanian: Carieră de piatră
  • Russian: каменоломня
  • Serbian: Каменолом
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kamenolom
  • Slovenian: Kamnolom
  • Swedish: stenbrott
  • Swedish: Stenbrott
  • Turkish: taş ocağı
  • Ukrainian: каменоломня
  • Ukrainian: каменярня
  • Ukrainian: Каменярня
  • Upper Sorbian: skała
  • Welsh: chwarel maen

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