Virtual Globetrotting: Resources

Virtual Globetrotting: Resources - Stone http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2013 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:14:40 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Vulcan Materials Quarry]]>

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Vulcan Materials Quarry
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By: CheesyCheetah
@ 2011-03-26 19:14:40
This rock quarry is located in Racine, WI and actually has a tunnel on the west face of the quarry that leads underneath the State Hwy32 there under another quarry that filled with water and comes out into another section or rock quarry. If you take a close look you can see the tunnel. Its quite complex.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vulcan-materials-quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vulcan-materials-quarry/ Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:14:40 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vulcan-materials-quarry/ 42.77048148 -87.79406222 <![CDATA[Quarry Lake Park]]>

Quarry Lake Park
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By: CheesyCheetah
@ 2011-03-25 14:50:23
Quarry Lake is a great destination for scuba divers and swimmers looking for spring fed water. Sunbathers will love the expansive multi-level terraced beach. Once a limestone quarry, this park has been transformed into one of the best outdoor swimming and beach facilities in the area. As the name suggests, limestone rock was mined from the site years ago until flooding, and some of the equipment used in the mining operation was left behind. The park also offers picnic areas with grills, a large air-conditioned beach house with changing rooms, lockers, concessions, lavatories and showers. Scuba divers must be certified and pay a registration fee to enter and explore the depths of the Quarry Lake. A daily entrance fee ($1) is charged during the swimming season. Lifeguards are on duty daily from Memorial Day to Labor Day.]]>

Carson Hill Rock Products
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-11-19 13:22:59
A favorite Mythbusters location.]]>

Carson Hill Rock Products
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By: Parabellum
@ 2009-11-19 13:22:59
A favorite Mythbusters location.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/carson-hill-rock-products/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/carson-hill-rock-products/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:22:59 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/carson-hill-rock-products/ 38.02348400 -120.50366900 <![CDATA[Government Island historic quarry]]>

Government Island historic quarry
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2009-11-01 15:05:49
This historic 18th and 19th century quarry site provided Aquia sandstone for the construction of the White House and the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/government-island-historic-quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/government-island-historic-quarry/ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:05:49 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/government-island-historic-quarry/ 38.44832900 -77.38380900 <![CDATA[Quarry from "Breaking Away"]]>

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Quarry from "Breaking Away"
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By: Parabellum
@ 2008-08-03 08:07:41]]>

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Quarry from "Breaking Away"
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By: Parabellum
@ 2008-08-03 08:07:41]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/quarry-from-breaking-away/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/quarry-from-breaking-away/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:07:41 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/quarry-from-breaking-away/ 39.08487100 -86.52464900 <![CDATA[Rock Quarry]]>

Rock Quarry
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By: Ars3nic
@ 2007-08-23 12:32:16
Rock quarry southeast of Atlanta]]>

Rock Quarry
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By: Ars3nic
@ 2007-08-23 12:32:16
Rock quarry southeast of Atlanta]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rock-quarry-3/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rock-quarry-3/ Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:32:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rock-quarry-3/ 33.53334600 -84.21338100 <![CDATA[Rock Quarry]]>

Rock Quarry
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By: Ars3nic
@ 2007-08-23 12:26:35
Rock quarry south-southwest of Atlanta.]]>

Rock Quarry
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By: Ars3nic
@ 2007-08-23 12:26:35
Rock quarry south-southwest of Atlanta.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rock-quarry-2/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rock-quarry-2/ Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:26:35 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rock-quarry-2/ 33.60681000 -84.49003500 <![CDATA[Dump truck]]>

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Dump truck
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-07-20 18:37:02
In the Milwaukee Quarry]]>

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Dump truck
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-07-20 18:37:02
In the Milwaukee Quarry]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dump-truck-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dump-truck-1/ Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:37:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dump-truck-1/ 42.90867500 -87.98476700 <![CDATA[Card Sound Quarry]]>

Card Sound Quarry
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By: robsv
@ 2006-11-17 19:56:49
Florida Rock & Sand Card Sound Quarry]]>

Card Sound Quarry
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By: robsv
@ 2006-11-17 19:56:49
Florida Rock & Sand Card Sound Quarry]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/card-sound-quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/card-sound-quarry/ Fri, 17 Nov 2006 19:56:49 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/card-sound-quarry/ 25.39121800 -80.45288100 <![CDATA[Tuktoyaktuk Gravel Pit]]>

Tuktoyaktuk Gravel Pit
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By: romulusnr
@ 2006-11-07 19:08:19
In the 1970s, this former gravel mining pit was filled in with water and became a man-made lake.]]>

Tuktoyaktuk Gravel Pit
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By: romulusnr
@ 2006-11-07 19:08:19
In the 1970s, this former gravel mining pit was filled in with water and became a man-made lake.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tuktoyaktuk-gravel-pit/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tuktoyaktuk-gravel-pit/ Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:08:19 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tuktoyaktuk-gravel-pit/ 69.43751600 -133.01121700 <![CDATA[Quarry]]>

Quarry
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By: alfjon
@ 2006-06-05 05:54:46
Quarry located in the small village of Åstorp 20 km east of Helsingborg.
Link only in swedish but there are some pictures from the inside of the quarry.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/quarry/ Mon, 05 Jun 2006 05:54:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/quarry/ 56.12948000 12.95489800 <![CDATA[Stenbrottet]]>

Stenbrottet
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By: alfjon
@ 2006-06-05 05:43:45
Old waterfilled quarry in the middle of the forest outside Klippan, Sweden.]]>

Stenbrottet
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By: alfjon
@ 2006-06-05 05:43:45
Old waterfilled quarry in the middle of the forest outside Klippan, Sweden.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stenbrottet/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stenbrottet/ Mon, 05 Jun 2006 05:43:45 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stenbrottet/ 56.07757400 13.02629800 <![CDATA[Conveyor at sand & gravel quarry]]>

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Conveyor at sand & gravel quarry
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-05-19 18:45:39]]>

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Conveyor at sand & gravel quarry
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-05-19 18:45:39]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/conveyor-at-sand-gravel-quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/conveyor-at-sand-gravel-quarry/ Fri, 19 May 2006 18:45:39 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/conveyor-at-sand-gravel-quarry/ 42.71094300 -89.01823600 <![CDATA[Middlebarrow Quarry]]>

Middlebarrow Quarry
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-03-26 14:40:58
Limestone quarry in Middlebarrow Wood between the towns of Arnside and Silverdale.]]>

Middlebarrow Quarry
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-03-26 14:40:58
Limestone quarry in Middlebarrow Wood between the towns of Arnside and Silverdale.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/middlebarrow-quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/middlebarrow-quarry/ Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:40:58 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/middlebarrow-quarry/ 54.18353500 -2.81784300 <![CDATA[Vallejo Rock Quarry]]>

Vallejo Rock Quarry
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By: deverettreed
@ 2006-02-13 18:36:07
Syar Industries rock quarry between Vallejo and Benicia. Used to be a mountain, now a lake a few feet below sea level.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vallejo-rock-quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vallejo-rock-quarry/ Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:36:07 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/vallejo-rock-quarry/ 38.11447800 -122.18001500 <![CDATA[Braddock's Rock]]>

Braddock's Rock
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-01-11 21:23:08
From Bryson B. Rash's Footnote Washington (EPM Publications, 1983):

...Braddock's Rock...is at the bottom of a well shaft protected by a steel manhole cover. The well shaft was dug when the approches to the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge were built.

In the early 18th century the Maryland shore of the Potomac along what is now northwest Washington was a marshy swampland, and the only solid ground was a large outcropping of rock just south of where Rock Creek empties into the Potomac. In 1755 British Major General Edward Braddock, with then Lt. Colonel George Washington at his side, moved his troops across the Potomac from Virginia and landed them on the outcropping of rock on the Maryland side. It was the beginning of one of the British campaigns in the French-Indian wars. Braddock later went on to disaster and death at Fort Duquesne.

When the capital city was under construction the nearest source of rock was the outcropping. It was blasted and cut for stone for government and private buildings and to line the C&O Canal until the outcropping was finally reduced to the size of a boulder, and the marshland was filled in.

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Also this snippet from pubs.usgs.gov:

In colonial days, the first solid ground on the marshy north shore of the Potomac, now just north of the Lincoln Memorial, was an outcrop of Piedmont rocks that jutted into the river. This promontory served as the starting point for surveys establishing property lines for the early settlers. It was called Braddock's Rock, because the British General Edward Braddock and his red-coated soldiers, accompanied by Lt. Col. George Washington, are thought to have landed there in 1755 on their way to Fort Duquesne (now Pittsburgh). In time Braddock's Rock became a quarry, and it may have furnished stone for the foundations of both the White House and the Capitol.

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And from www.gswweb.org:

In colonial days the first solid ground on the marshy north shore of the Potomac, just north of where the Lincoln Memorial is now, was an outcrop of Piedmont rocks which jutted out into the river. This promontory served as the starting point for surveys establishing property lines for the early settlers. On several old maps it is labeled "Key of All Keys," and for many years it bore a surveyor's benchmark. Its more popular name was Braddock's Rock reportedly because General Braddock and his red-coated soldiers accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel George Washington landed there in 1755 on their ill-fated journey to Fort Duquesne.

In time Braddock's Rock became a quarry. It is said to have furnished stone for the foundations of both the White House and the Capitol. Later, stone from Braddock's Rock was used in the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. About 1832, when the canal was extended below Georgetown to connect with the Washington City Canal, nearly all that was left of the original outcrop of Braddock's Rock was blasted away. The riverside swamps have long since been filled and the land raised above the level of the original surface. All that remains of Braddock's Rock can still be seen enclosed in a circular granite-lined well south of the grounds of the old Naval Hospital, amidst the approach ramps to the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge. An iron grill covers the top of the well, and a ladder leads down to the rock, which is about 16 feet below the present land surface and is usually covered by several inches of water.

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And finally, this NOAA photo shows the manhole cover in relation to the Kennedy Center.
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Luck Stone's Goose Creek Quarry
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-12-06 17:34:35

From www.luckstone.com:

This plant was acquired by Luck Stone in 1993 and is located just south of Route 7 near the City of Leesburg. Goose Creek plays an important role by serving the needs of area customers and complimenting our nearby Leesburg plant. Goose Creek has won the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s Showplace Award.

Goose Creek mines a type of rock known as traprock by miners or diabase by geologists – a dense, igneous rock with a greenish-black to bluish-black color. Formed by hot magma 200 million years ago, diabase is composed mainly of pyroxene, a dark mineral containing iron, and plagioclase, a lighter mineral in weight and color. Other minerals lending it its green-black color are epidote (green) and hornblende (black).]]>

Luck Stone's Leesburg Quarry
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-12-06 17:30:40

From www.luckstone.com:

Purchased in 1971, the Leesburg Plant is located on Route 659, two miles south of Route 7. Leesburg has played a major part in supporting the development of Northern Virginia, especially areas west of Interstate 495. It has won numerous awards for environmental stewardship and community involvement, including a 2000 Platinum Environmental Eagle Award, 1999 Quarry of the Year (1st Place Runner up), and a 1997 Environmental Award. Leesburg has sponsored several educational programs, neighborhood associations, local youth sports teams, and fire/rescue squads.

Leesburg mines a type of rock known as traprock by miners or diabase by geologists – a dense, igneous rock with a greenish-black to bluish-black color. Formed by hot magma 200 million years ago, diabase is composed mainly of pyroxene, a dark mineral containing iron, and plagioclase, a lighter mineral in weight and color. Other minerals lending it its green-black color are epidote (green) and hornblende (black).]]>

Gravel quarry
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By: kjfitz
@ 2005-11-18 11:19:25]]>

Gravel quarry
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By: kjfitz
@ 2005-11-18 11:19:25]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gravel-quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gravel-quarry/ Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:19:25 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gravel-quarry/ 48.69647000 22.41425500 <![CDATA[Rock of Ages Granite Quarry]]>

Rock of Ages Granite Quarry
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-08-26 15:43:14
The world's largest granite quarry. The gray granite for the Vermont State Capitol Building came from this site.

MSN Virtual Earth has much better resolution of this site.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rock-of-ages-granite-quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rock-of-ages-granite-quarry/ Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:43:14 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rock-of-ages-granite-quarry/ 44.14193600 -72.48616200 <![CDATA[Halquist Stone Quarry]]>

Halquist Stone Quarry
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By: cdiltz
@ 2005-08-15 16:57:44]]>

Halquist Stone Quarry
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By: cdiltz
@ 2005-08-15 16:57:44]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/halquist-stone-quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/halquist-stone-quarry/ Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:57:44 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/halquist-stone-quarry/ 43.11386000 -88.20991500 <![CDATA[Downingtown Quarry]]>

Downingtown Quarry
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By: rayearth
@ 2005-08-08 13:35:57]]>

Downingtown Quarry
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By: rayearth
@ 2005-08-08 13:35:57]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/downingtown-quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/downingtown-quarry/ Mon, 08 Aug 2005 13:35:57 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/downingtown-quarry/ 40.01152700 -75.66423700 <![CDATA[Flooded quarry in urban setting]]>

Flooded quarry in urban setting
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By: bonjbrown
@ 2005-08-04 21:17:24
This was once a stone quarry northwest of Austin. Now Austin has grown around it.]]>

Flooded quarry in urban setting
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By: bonjbrown
@ 2005-08-04 21:17:24
This was once a stone quarry northwest of Austin. Now Austin has grown around it.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/flooded-quarry-in-urban-setting/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/flooded-quarry-in-urban-setting/ Thu, 04 Aug 2005 21:17:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/flooded-quarry-in-urban-setting/ 30.40162100 -97.73888100 <![CDATA[Ardmore Avenue Quarry]]>

Ardmore Avenue Quarry
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By: kjfitz
@ 2005-08-02 15:20:26]]>

Ardmore Avenue Quarry
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By: kjfitz
@ 2005-08-02 15:20:26]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ardmore-avenue-quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ardmore-avenue-quarry/ Tue, 02 Aug 2005 15:20:26 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ardmore-avenue-quarry/ 41.02354100 -85.19687200 <![CDATA[Travertine quarries]]>

Travertine quarries
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2005-07-23 11:44:07
Travertine, a natural stone, is a white concretionary form of calcium carbonate that is usually hard and semicrystalline. That's what many of the Roman monuments are built of.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/travertine-quarries/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/travertine-quarries/ Sat, 23 Jul 2005 11:44:07 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/travertine-quarries/ 41.95974500 12.74190900 <![CDATA[Kapaa Quarry]]>

Kapaa Quarry
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By: Grungy
@ 2005-07-17 19:14:42
Open-pit quarry on the Windward side of Oahu.
Very badly mouse-over web-site.]]>

Kapaa Quarry
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By: Grungy
@ 2005-07-17 19:14:42
Open-pit quarry on the Windward side of Oahu.
Very badly mouse-over web-site.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kapaa-quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kapaa-quarry/ Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:14:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kapaa-quarry/ 21.39171124 -157.77839184 <![CDATA[Travilah Quarry]]>

Travilah Quarry
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-07-11 21:10:45]]>

Travilah Quarry
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-07-11 21:10:45]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/travilah-quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/travilah-quarry/ Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:10:45 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/travilah-quarry/ 39.07819700 -77.22526100 <![CDATA[Sand Trap!]]>

Sand Trap!
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By: wil9000
@ 2005-05-14 11:53:46
The largest sand trap ever. Golfers hit into it and are never seen again. Actually some sort of sand or gravel quarry right next to a golf course.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sand-trap/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sand-trap/ Sat, 14 May 2005 11:53:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sand-trap/ 49.95264500 -119.39422100 <![CDATA[Taconite tailings basin]]>

Taconite tailings basin
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By: romulusnr
@ 2005-04-28 23:54:16
The Reserve Iron Mining Co. of Silver Bay, MN was forced to stop dumping their waste rock into Lake Superior in the 1980s. Instead, they built this basin outside town. The plant is now run by Cleveland Cliffs. Taconite tailings have since been found to be a suitable alternative to gravel for roadway construction.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/taconite-tailings-basin/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/taconite-tailings-basin/ Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:54:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/taconite-tailings-basin/ 47.29442600 -91.36505100 <![CDATA[Gravel Pit]]>

Gravel Pit
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By: dwfarmer
@ 2005-04-27 13:48:35]]>

Gravel Pit
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By: dwfarmer
@ 2005-04-27 13:48:35]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gravel-pit/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gravel-pit/ Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:48:35 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gravel-pit/ 33.47897900 -111.72226700 <![CDATA[Rock Quarry]]>

Rock Quarry
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By: azppunk
@ 2005-04-24 20:06:43]]>

Rock Quarry
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By: azppunk
@ 2005-04-24 20:06:43]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rock-quarry-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rock-quarry-1/ Sun, 24 Apr 2005 20:06:43 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rock-quarry-1/ 33.44098800 -111.86101200 <![CDATA[Thornton Quarry]]>

Thornton Quarry
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-22 19:13:53
Limestone Quarry]]>

Thornton Quarry
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-22 19:13:53
Limestone Quarry]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/thornton-quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/thornton-quarry/ Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:13:53 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/thornton-quarry/ 41.57260900 -87.62394900 <![CDATA[Rock Quarry]]>

Rock Quarry
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-18 23:59:42]]>

Rock Quarry
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-18 23:59:42]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rock-quarry/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rock-quarry/ Mon, 18 Apr 2005 23:59:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rock-quarry/ 33.92900000 -84.15784800