Stone quarry

A quarry is a place where rock and earth materials – such as limestone, marble, granite, gravel, and sand – are excavated. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to manage their safety risks and reduce their environmental impact.
  • Commerce
  • Description: quarry where solid rock is excavated
  • Also known as
    “dimension stone quarry”
    “stone pit”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Askim and Mysen.
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Latitude
59.62499° or 59° 37′ 30″ north
Longitude
11.22073° or 11° 13′ 15″ east
Open location code
9FFHJ6FC+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­commercial
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Stone quarry” goes by many names.
KarxanaAzerbaijani
камянярняBelarusian
KamenolomBosnian
KamenolomCroatian
kamenolomCzech
StenbrudDanish
steengroeveDutch
ŜtonminejoEsperanto
KivimurdEstonian
kivilouhosFinnish
kőbányaHungarian
kőfejtőHungarian
Kana keviranKurdish
КаменоломMacedonian
SteinbruddNorwegian
steinbruddNorwegian Bokmål
stenbruddNorwegian Bokmål
SteinbrotNorwegian Nynorsk
SteinbruchPfaelzisch
KamieniołomPolish
Carieră de piatrăRomanian
groapă de piatrăRomanian
КаменоломниRussian
каменоломняRussian
КаменоломSerbian
KamenolomSerbo-Croatian
KamnolomSlovenian
stenbrottSwedish
taş ocağıTurkish
каменоломняUkrainian
КаменярняUkrainian
skałaUpper Sorbian
chwarel maenWelsh

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