The sequence of events which brings natural stone from the quarry to the home has not changed much since stone entered the homes of the ancient greeks.
Marble quarry process.
Once marble has been located diamond tipped drill bits take core samples to determine the best location for digging the quarry as well as the expected quality and purity of the marble.
First large blocks of stone are cut from the quarry.
A quarry is a type of open pit mine in which dimension stone rock construction aggregate riprap sand gravel or slate is excavated from the ground.
Depending on the needs each block of marble is cut in slabs or as per the required measures in order to build staircases or to be used in flooring wall tiling etc.
The word quarry can also include the underground quarrying for stone such as bath stone.
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From those blocks thin pieces of stone are cut called slabs.
The pantheon and the trajan s column in rome are built of carrara marble.
The slabs are then shaped and polished and shipped for installation.
From the quarry and until they are loaded onto containers ready for shipment marble slabs go through different transformation phases.
To minimize the risk of cracks fissures and other aesthetic damage to the stone fabricators use a process known at wire sawing to gently separate the marble figures 1a and 1b.
Next a mining company needs to apply for all of the required licenses from the local state and federal government a process that can take months to years.