Quarrying

Hi,

Possibly striations? But I'm not sure if that term is sufficiently step-like.

Best wishes, Clive

No, perhaps the word "formation" made it sound like a natural phenomenon. These steps are precisely the result of the removal of blocks of stone and are characteristic of a quarry bering exploited. I've been using the word "bench" but I've had some doubts. My technical dictionary isn'r specific enough.

According to this website it is indeed called a "quarry bench":...

http://en.gtk.fi/export/sites/default/Research/meetings/nordic/image_wintermeeting/luodes_etal_nettiin.pdf#search=%22quarry%20bench%22

(See the photos near the bottom.)

Thanks a lot, Ann (and Clive for trying)

0 The process is called "Bench Quarrying" and the steps are called benches. The idea is to cut (primary cutting) a bench height say 6m, thickness 2m, length as long as possible, then tip it over and inspect. Then we do secondary cutting to get commercial gang-saw size blocks, nominally 2 x 2 x 3m.0-