slgwv's photos with the keyword: quarry

And Indian Creek. A still-active travertine dome, where a spring is actively precipitating calcium carbonate to form travertine, a freshwater limestone. The dome figures prominently in the Maidu (the local Native American tribe) creation myth--despite which, it's also been quarried for limestone! California, USA.

Red Rock Canyon Recreation Area, southern Nevada, USA. In the early 20th century (1920s, IIRC) there was an attempt to quarry the sandstone for decorative stone. It foundered due to sheer remoteness and the onset of the Depression.

Red Rock Canyon Recreation Area, southern Nevada, USA. In the early 20th century (1920s, IIRC) there was an attempt to quarry the sandstone for decorative stone. It foundered due to sheer remoteness and the onset of the Depression.

In the Carrara Formation.

Bonanza King Formation. Note how the rock face is broken up with bedding planes. This non-uniformity is why the quarried stone wasn't economic.

In Bonanza King Formation.