limestone quarry
A site where sedimentary calcium rock is extracted from the earth in large blocks or sheets.
A limestone quarry is a place where large blocks of naturally occurring sedimentary calcite or aragonite rock are cut from the earth, mainly for use in construction. Limestone is a common material for facades, sculptures, and ornamental paving. It is a durable and heavy rock, and is fairly expensive compared to lighter construction materials, but is valued for its aesthetic properties compared to synthetic and industrial materials.
The quarry cuts limestone in large blocks for uses such as facades, sculpture, and paving. The category retains that building-stone extraction form.
The carbonate rock is sedimentary, unlike the recrystallized metamorphic rock extracted in a marble quarry. Later cutting or installation of delivered limestone is separate from quarrying it.