some pictures of another quarry visit

larry@stinescorner · Aug 17, 2013

This is a different quarry then I posted last year,the one fellow cuts big blocks out and takes them to a huge saw,another fellow cuts pieces right at the quarry, My friend sells stone wholesale,besides doing stonework, so we went to visit the quarry sort of a buisness trip,to lennox,susequhanna co pa
I took more pictures,Ill post them later.

dustycoal · Aug 17, 2013

interesting place, wonder how much one of them chunks weights? what does he use the break them apart with? Thanks for sharing!

TomH in PA · Aug 17, 2013

I remember visiting the Rock Of Ages quarry in Vermont when I was a kid. Very impressive.

I"ve always admired good masonry, but can"t even do a proper job laying concrete blocks myself.

gtractorfan · Aug 17, 2013

Where have you been? The guys downstairs were getting worried. Thought something may have happened with your camera. Always enjoy your pictures!

charlespretzer Ks. · Aug 17, 2013

Dumb question,, but what kind of stone is that.? We have several limestone quarries here in central Kansas but it's white!

Vito · Aug 17, 2013

Looks like bluestone.

Vito

Anonymous-0 · Aug 17, 2013

That looks like the place that was featured on an episode of this old house. In the second picture it looks like they're on top of a huge solid slab!

larry@stinescorner · Aug 17, 2013

your right on,it is bluestone

larry@stinescorner · Aug 17, 2013

yes,they drill holes in the giant slab and blast to get the big blocks,then cut the big blocks to make smaller pieces

larry@stinescorner · Aug 17, 2013

no ,I did miss you all too,just had a bunch of stuff going on

Bob Bancroft · Aug 17, 2013

I assumed it was limestone. But a search finds an article about Susquehanna County PA and calling it a "unique type of sandstone".

NCWayne · Aug 17, 2013

We;ve got quite a few dimensional stone quarries in my neck of the woods. I've know how it's done, and have seen the results of the process, but it still amazes me that they can 'cut' stone with a flame and water. Basically the flame heats the stone and the water hitting it causes it to flake off. They say it's an extreemly noisy process, but it leaves a really clean curf through the rock.

Oliver 550Dave · Aug 17, 2013

If you're ever in the area, be sure to visit North Carolina Granite in Mt. Airy, NC. http://www.ncgranite.com/
The "World"s Largest Open Face Quarry" started producing commercial product in the late 1800"s and the geologists tell them there is enough to go for many more years. Interesting information under the "Fun Facts" tab.
To me they had kind of worked off the top of the Rock when I lived in the area and were down to "ground level" in the 1980's. Some beautiful buildings and plazas created from the various granite products in Mt. Airy and other places.

Frank 41 · Aug 17, 2013

We went to Barre, VT to the rock of ages quarry. Drove right in late in the day. Got up to the hole where they were drilling and blowing earlier and could look straight down. Don't know how deep it was, 100-150' maybe. There was Hope cemetary there that has the most ornate stones you could imagine. What workmanship! Went back in later years and could not get close to the hole, guard and cable across the road. It was granite but around the area were marble pits also. The marble is pretty but much softer. I like the brown granite with swirls in it.

SweetFeet · Aug 17, 2013

Interesting pictures. That sure is some saw - between the blade and the water for cutting, don't think I'd like to be the operator.

John B. · Aug 17, 2013

Great Pictures Larry. Not ones a person gets to see very often.

Anonymous-0 · Aug 18, 2013

It was awhile ago I saw it but I think they were making one piece counter tops. Is that what they use for slate pool tables?

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