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History and cultivation of Vicenza Limestone Quarry
ARCH. GRASSI FRANCESCO1) Geology and Geography of Berici Hills
2) Quarrying in the past 3) Small workshop
4) Machine for underground quarrying5) Management and quarries reuse
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BERICI HILLS GEOGRAPY
� 50 million years ago :� EOCENE � NOT DEEP SEA� VOLCANOS � GROUND FROM RIVERS� SEA SEDIMENTATION � SEA SEDIMENTATION � “BIO-CALCARENITI” � LIMESTONE FOSSILS� “PIETRA DI NANTO” � “GIALLO DORATO”� “PIETRA DEL MARE”� “GRIGIO ARGENTO”� “GRIGIO ALPI”
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BERICI HILLS GEOGRAPY
� 30 milion years ago� OLIGOCENE� CORLA BARRIER� LAGOON� SEDIMENTATION� 200 MT SEDIMENTATION
HEIGHT� CALCAREUS SEA WEED � BRYOZOA� BRACHIOPODA� “PIETRA DI VICENZA”� “BIANCO AVORIO”
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BERICI HILLS GEOLOGY
� GEOLOGICAL SECTION� STRATIGRAFY SECTION� “PRIABONIANO”
� NATURAL SEDIMENTATION � CORAL BARRIER� CORAL BARRIER� VOLCANOS� TIDE CHANAL
� 6 million of years ago � EMERSION � EROSION� KARSTING
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COLLI BERICI GEOGRAPY
SCOGLIERA A LUMIGNANO
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COLLI BERICI GEOGRAPY
� “BERICI HILLS” AND “MOUNTAINS”
� MAX. HEIGT 445 M (1460 FT.)� UPLAND AND VALLEY:� “VAL LIONA”� “VAL DEL GAZZO”� “VAL DEL GAZZO”� “VALLE DEL CALTO”� “VALLE DI S.AGOSTINO”� LE PALU’� “SCARANTI”� DOLINE� FLAT LAND � FIMON LAKE
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QUARRYING IN THE HISTORY
� ROMANI� “CUSTOZZA”� “SENGIO”� “PRIARA”� “BOCCA DI CAVA”� “BOCCA DI CAVA”� “PICCHETTO”� “CANALE”� “PENDOLE”� “TIRADA”� “CANFIN”� “BINDA”
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QUARRYING IN THE HISTORY
� “sengio” : emerging rock wall of limestone
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QUARRYING IN THE HISTORY
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QUARRYING IN THE HISTORY
� “picchetto” signs� “cunei” signs� “morali” signs
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QUARRYING IN THE HISTORY
� ADVANCEMENT� “MORALI”� “BACHETI”� “RUGULI”
Entrance : “BOCCA DI CAVA” in GRANCONA
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QUARRYING IN THE HISTORYEXTRACTION OF THE BLOCKS
� Advancement in tunnels� Strongest stone left on site � Broken stone left on site � Irregular tunnels, small and jagged pillars� Signs of the “picchetto”
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QUARRYING IN THE HISTORYTRANSPORTATION TO VALLEY� VERY STRONG WAGON � FROM 4 TO 16 COWS� WINCH� “LIZZATURA”� LOADING � LEVER , SUPPORTS� “BINDA” (JACK)
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QUARRYING IN THE HISTORYTRANSPORTATION TO VALLEY
WAGON DRAWED BY COWS TRACK ON LIMESTONE STREET
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QUARRYING IN THE HISTORY USE OF LIMESTONE IN ANCIENT BUILDINGS
� PALLADIO: “QUATTRO LIBRI DELL’ARCHITETTURA”� SCAMOZZI: “L’IDEA DELL’ ARCHITETTURA UNIVERSALE”
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QUARRYING IN THE HISTORY OLD TRADE
� TORINO 1884� MONOGRAPHY ON
“VICENZA STONE”� NATURAL STONE OF � NATURAL STONE OF
VICENZA REGION � APPRECIATION OF
VICENZA STONE IN ITALIAN MARKET
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QUARRYING IN THE HISTORY OLD TRADE
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QUARRYING IN THE HISTORY PERSON EMPLOYED
� AUTHOR: R. FABIANI
� YEAR: 1926� 50 QUARRY� NR. 334 � NR. 334
WORKERS
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SMALL WORKSHOP
� FAMILY BUSINNES� HAND MADE
ELEMNENTS� BUCKSAW � BUSHHAMMER� RASP� GRAVER� GRAVER� SHELL AND
GOUGE BIT� SCALPEL� “PICCHETTI” HACK� COMPASS� DRILL� MALLET
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FIRST MACHINE FOR QUARRYING
� Machine for cutting the “bolognini” : small stone brick for buildings (for soft stone)
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FIRST MACHINE FOR QUARRYING
� FIRST BLADE CIRCULAR SAW FOR BLOCK CUTTING
� ELECTRIC WINCH TO DRAG STONE BLOCKS OUTSIDE OF THE QUARRY
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FIRST MACHINE FOR QUARRYING
� ELECTRIC WINCH TO DRAG STONE BLOCKS OUTSIDE OF THE QUARRY
� HAND WINCH TO LOAD BLCKS ON WAGONS
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MODERN MACHINE FOR QUARRYING
� “TALPA” CHAIN SAW ON STEEL COLUMNS
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MODERN MACHINE FOR QUARRYING
� Automatic moving chain saw by “Fantini”
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MODERN MACHINE FOR QUARRYING
� “Motosega” bench chain saw
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MODERN MACHINE FOR QUARRYING
� “Motosega” bench chain saw� Cutting with the chain and
levelling of the stone front
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MODERN QUARRY
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MODERN QUARRY
� ELECTRICITY SUPPLY WITH SAFETY SYSTEM
� VENTILATION SYSTEM
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MODERN QUARRY BLOCKS LOADING
� TRUCKS� MECHANICAL SHOVEL
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MODERN QUARRY BLOCKS LOADING
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MODERN QUARRY BLOCKS LOADING
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QUARRY ADMINISTRATION
� DETAILED PROGECT OF THE QUARRYING PLAN
� GEOMECHANICAL PROJECT
� ADVANCEMENT � ADVANCEMENT PROJECT
� CUBIC METER AND SURFACE
� PROJECT FOR STABILITY
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QUARRY REUSE
� CONSTANT UMIDITY� CONSTANT TEPERATURE� NO LIGHT
=> MUSHROOMS CULTIVATION
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QUARRY REUSE
� “CONCERT” in Arcari Quarry, Zovencedo, year 2000
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QUARRY REUSE
� PRIVATE PARTY , Acque Quarry, Grancona year 2002
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� PRIVATE PARTY , Acque Quarry, Grancona year 2002
QUARRY REUSE
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QUARRY REUSE FUTURE POSSIBILITY
� QUARRY “BOMBA” IN CINTO EUGANEO (PD)� “UNDERGROUND NEAPLES” � LESSINIA STONE “PIETRA DI PRUN” STONE
MUSEUMMUSEUM� SOUTH OF FRANCE , CONTEMPORARY ART
MUSEUM � OPEN QUARRY AS AGRICULTURAL FIELDS AND
PARK � CARRARA, “FANTISCRITTI” MARBLE MUSEUM � VERONA, WINE CELLAR AND WINE SHOP
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