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  2. Quarry tile - Wikipedia

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    Quarry tile is a building material, usually 1 ⁄ 2 to 3 ⁄ 4 inch (13 to 19 mm) thick, made by either the extrusion process or more commonly by press forming and firing natural clay or shales. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Quarry tile is manufactured from clay in a manner similar to bricks . [ 3 ]

  3. Carrara marble - Wikipedia

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    Carrara marble has been used since the time of Ancient Rome, when it was called marmor lunense, or "Luni marble". [2] [3]In the Middle Ages, most of the quarries were owned by the Marquis Malaspina who in turn rented them to families of Carrara masters who managed both the extraction and transport of the precious material.

  4. List of quarries in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Marengo warehouse, in Marengo, Indiana, formerly a limestone quarry, now one of the largest subterranean storage facilities in the nation, with nearly 4,000,000 square feet (370,000 m 2) space. It began as an open pit quarry in 1886 due in part to its proximity to a railroad. Underground room and pillar mining began in 1936. Leased storage ...

  5. Virginia Slate - Wikipedia

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    As of 2019, two companies are active in quarrying and producing the slate from Buckingham County, Virginia: 1) Buckingham Slate Company, which was purchased in 2018 by Boxley Materials, a regional aggregates producer, and, 2) James River Slate Company which established quarry and mill operations in Arvonia in July 2013 and began marketing this ...

  6. Dimension stone - Wikipedia

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    Exceptions include slate flooring tile and special orders: tile with odd sizes or shapes, unusual finishes, or inlay work. In summary, the automated tile line is a complicated complex of cutting and calibrating machines, honing-polishing machines, edging machines that put on flat or rounded edges, and interconnecting conveyors to move the stone ...

  7. List of types of marble - Wikipedia

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    A stoup from brown Slivenec marble in the church in Dobřichovice [2]. Český Šternberk marble (šternberský mramor) from Český Šternberk, Benešov District: white ...

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