Gravel pit
A gravel pit is an open-pit mine for the extraction of gravel. Gravel pits often lie in river valleys where the water table is high, so they may naturally fill with water to form ponds or lakes. Old, abandoned gravel pits are normally used either as nature reserves, or as amenity areas for water sports, landfills and walking. In Germany former gravel or sand pits that have filled up with water are known as Baggersee ("power dug lake") and popular for recreational use. In addition, many gravel pits in the United Kingdom have been stocked with freshwater fish such as the common carp to create coarse fishing locations. Gravel and sand are mined for concrete, construction aggregate and other industrial mineral uses.
Gravel pit in Tullingeåsen, which forms part of Uppsalaåsen.
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A gravel pit in Germany
A naturalized gravel pit, now Silver Springs Park in East St. Paul, Manitoba.
Tennessee quarry
Overhead view of the Thornton Quarry.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gravel pits.
- Gravel Watch Ontario
- Portland Cement Association
- Pavement Interactive article on Aggregates
- 2006 USGS Minerals Yearbook: Stone, Crushed
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