⛏ Quarries of the World

These are notable quarries — open-pit excavations that have supplied the marble, limestone and granite behind great buildings, some now flooded lakes or heritage sites. Each profile shows where the quarry is, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

311 quarries from 31 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any quarry for its full profile.

Africa (8) Americas (28) Asia (6) Europe (264) Oceania (5)

Africa (8 quarries)

Americas (28 quarries)

Asia (6 quarries)

Europe (264 quarries)

Oceania (5 quarries)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.