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The environmental impact of Carrara's marble quarries
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The environmental impact of Carrara's marble quarries
Overview of marble quarrying in Carrara, Italy.
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portland stone quarry
Portland stone quarry, Isle of Portland, Dorset, Eng.
Mark A. Wilson
Saint Cloud
Granite quarry at St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Milt and Joan Mann/CameraMann International
aggregate
Limestone is quarried for aggregate and other uses, Tennessee, U.S.
M. Garard
Marble quarry
Blocks of marble, a metamorphic rock, are cut from a quarry in Carrara, Italy.
© Serge Yatunin—iStock/Getty Images
Marble quarry in Tuscany, Italy.
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