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Quarry tile — is a building construction material, usually 1/2 to 3/4 inches (13 to 19 mm) in thickness, made by the extrusion process from natural clay or shales. [http://www.ceramic tile.com/glossary National Tile Contractors Association] [American Society… … Wikipedia
quarry — Verb: To remove building stone from a bed of rock. Noun: Game pursued by a hunter or by dogs. A bed or ledge from which stone is taken. A quarry is similar to a mine, in the sense that the material removed, be it mere rock, or stone, or valuable… … Ballentine's law dictionary
quarry — 1. n. & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 an excavation made by taking stone etc. for building etc. from its bed. 2 a place from which stone etc. may be extracted. 3 a source of information, knowledge, etc. v. ( ies, ied) 1 tr. extract (stone) from a quarry. 2… … Useful english dictionary
Bed (geology) — In geology a bed is the smallest division of a geologic formation or stratigraphic rock series marked by well defined divisional planes (bedding planes) separating it from layers above and below. A bed is the smallest lithostratigraphic unit,… … Wikipedia
quarry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. prey, game; catch, bag, take; target, pursuit; lode, bed, [stone]pit, mine; store, source. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A mine] Syn. excavation, shaft, vein, lode; see mine 1 . 2. [The hunted] Syn. game,… … English dictionary for students
Quarry men — The Beatles Cet article traite du groupe musical. Pour l’album du même groupe, voir l’article The Beatles (album). Pour la série, voir The Beatles (série). The Beatles … Wikipédia en Français
quarry — n. 1. Stone pit, stone bed. 2. Prey (especially that of the hunting falcon), game, object of the chase. 3. Pane of glass … New dictionary of synonyms
The Hagerman Horse Quarry — The Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument is located west of Hagerman, Idaho at the geographic division of the Snake River Plain. The Hagerman Horse Quarry is an integral part of the monument and is located on the northern flank of Fossil Gulch… … Wikipedia
Dry Mesa Quarry — View from the Dry Mesa Dinosaur Quarry overlooking Escalante Canyon The Dry Mesa Dinosaur Quarry is situated in southwestern Colorado, USA, near the town of Delta. Its geology forms a part of the Morrison Formation and has famously yielded a… … Wikipedia
Bone bed — A bone bed is any geological stratum or deposit which contains bones of whatever kind. Inevitably, such deposits are sedimentary in nature. Not a formal term, it tends to be used more to describe especially dense collections. It is also applied… … Wikipedia
