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.
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  • Type: Commerce
  • Description: quarry where solid rock is excavated
  • Also known as: “dimension stone quarry”, “groapă de piatră”, “kőfejtő”, “stenbrudd”, “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”
  • Belarusian: “камянярня”
  • 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: “Block-Steinbruch”
  • Hungarian: “kőbánya”
  • Kurdish: “Kana keviran”
  • Macedonian: “Каменолом”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “steinbrudd”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “steinbrot”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Steinbrot”
  • Norwegian: “Steinbrudd”
  • Pfaelzisch: “Steinbruch”
  • Polish: “kamieniołom”
  • Polish: “Kamieniołom”
  • Romanian: “carieră de piatră”
  • Romanian: “Carieră de piatră”
  • Russian: “Каменоломни”
  • Russian: “каменоломня”
  • Serbian: “Каменолом”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kamenolom”
  • Slovenian: “Kamnolom”
  • Swedish: “stenbrott”
  • Turkish: “taş ocağı”
  • Ukrainian: “каменярня”
  • Ukrainian: “Каменярня”
  • Upper Sorbian: “skała”
  • Welsh: “chwarel maen”

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