quarrying

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The quarrying is to the right of that, but we think that the entrance is probably in the Felsenlabyrynth." — The Big Four, Agatha Christie
On both sides, near Newlyn and at Lamorna, there is some busy quarrying; the quarries at Lamorna supplied much of the granite for the Thames Embankment. — The Cornwall Coast, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie) Salmon

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