quarries (extracting complexes)

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  6. complexes (buildings and sites)
  7. [complexes by function]
  8. industrial complexes
  9. extracting complexes
  10. quarries
Scope note
Open-air excavations from which stone for building or other purposes is or has been obtained by cutting or blasting.
quarries
Accepted term: 16-Mar-2026