Quarry

Quarry water: The moisture content of freshly quarried stone, esp. If porous.
Quicksilver water: A solution of mercury nitrate used in gilding.

usually a large hole in the ground, such as an old quarry or mine. Can also be an area where rubbish is piled above ground and covered, creating a hill, which will be covered in grass, a process known as landraising.

Also includes uses associated with quarrying, well operations (dewatering), milling (crushing, screening, washing, floatation, and so forth), and other preparations customarily done at the mine site or as part of a mining activity.

Quarantine A time-frame during which people or animals suspected of carrying a contagious disease are isolated to prevent spreading the disease to others in the outside environment.Quarrying The process of extracting minerals and stone from ...

See also: Compounds, Site, Water, Air, Waste