Limestone quarrying and quarry reclamation in Britain |
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| Authors: | J Gunn and D Bailey |
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| Institution: | (1) Limestone Research Group, Department of Geographical and Environmental Sciences, University of Huddersfield, HD1 3DH Huddersfield, England |
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| Abstract: | Limestones have been worked for many thousands of years — initially for building stone and agricultural lime and more recently for a wide range of construction and industrial uses. In most industrialized countries limestone quarries represent the most visually obvious and, in both process and landform terms, the most dramatic anthropogenic impact on karst terrain. However, quarrying has, to date, received surprisingly little attention from karst scientists. Research in the English Peak District suggested that the postexcavation evolution of quarried limestone rock faces was in part a result of the methods used in their excavation, and this led to the development of a technique designed to reduce the visual and environmental impacts of modern quarries by  Landform replication.  This involves the use of controlled restoration blasting techniques on quarried rock slopes to construct a landform sequence similar to that in the surrounding natural landscape. The constructed landforms are then partially revegetated using appropriate wildflower, grass, and/or tree species. |
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| Keywords: | Limestone quarrying Karst landforms Geomorphological processes |
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