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2. Fieldstone - Wikipedia

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   Fieldstone. Fieldstone is a naturally occurring type of stone, which lies at or near the surface of the Earth. Fieldstone is a nuisance for farmers seeking to expand their land under cultivation, but at some point it began to be used as a construction material. [1][2][3] Strictly speaking, it is stone collected from the surface of fields where ...

3. Quern-stone - Wikipedia

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   Quern-stones are stone tools for hand- grinding a wide variety of materials, especially for various types of grains. They are used in pairs. The lower stationary stone of early examples is called a saddle quern, while the upper mobile stone is called a muller, rubber, or handstone. The upper stone was moved in a back-and-forth motion across the ...

4. Ellis Stones - Wikipedia

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   Ellis Stones was born in Wodonga, Victoria. His father was Thomas James Stones a customs officer, born in Victoria. His mother was Hannah May, née Downs, also born in Victoria. He grew up in Essendon, Victoria. After attending Moonee Ponds West Primary School he worked with the Victorian Railways as an apprentice carriage builder.

5. Demolition - Wikipedia

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   A house under demolition in Argos, Greece. Demolition (also known as razing, cartage, and wrecking) is the science and engineering in safely and efficiently tearing down buildings and other artificial structures. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for ...

6. Outcrop - Wikipedia

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   Outcrops allow direct observation and sampling of the bedrock in situ for geologic analysis and creating geologic maps. In situ measurements are critical for proper analysis of geological history and outcrops are therefore extremely important for understanding the geologic time scale of earth history. Some of the types of information that ...

7. Vulcan Materials Company - Wikipedia

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   Crushed stone, sand and gravel. Revenue. $ 7.315 billion (2022)[1] Number of employees. 12,000 [2] (2023) Website. VulcanMaterials.com. Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) is an American company based in Birmingham, Alabama. It is principally engaged in the production, distribution and sale of construction materials.