Underground quarry of Herblay Conflans Sainte Honorine.

Quarry of Herblay

The sand quarry of Puiselet operated from 1924 to 1944. Here, the remains of a wagon that was used to transport the sand outside. The sand in the region of Fontainebleau (Nemours) is a very pure sand and very fine. As one of the highest quality sand (rich in silica at 95%), it is used for optical camera or glazing prestige (The Louvre pyramid for example).

source: Argonaute(FR) et lemoniteur.fr(FR)

The underground limestone quarry of Bazemont, located in the Yvelines, was exploited for its rough limestone. There are still several excavations along the quarry road. People said in the village that the steeple of the cathedral of Chartres was built with stone from this quarry.

The quarry is also witnessed the wars of the 19th century. There are many drawings of ancient time. Drawings of soldiers, praise God, graffiti. Second quarries are reused in mushroom places. You can see the remains of the culture of the mushroom into stacks.

People of Bazemont also operated quarries in manufacturing lime from limestone. A furnace that access was by way of Grignens are still at the bottom of the valley Rogère.

source: Website of the City of Bazemont

A plaque in the quarries of Paris.

Under the eye 24 of the aqueduct of Arcueil.

The walls of this quarry are particularly whites because they have been limed. We also see the flashes of lime to the ceiling which clearly shows a projection method of liming.

A beautiful writing in the second underground level of the quarry of Port Mahon.

This is the lowest level of the quarry. The ceiling is low because there is a level just above. The quarrymen have not dug lower because of the proximity to the Seine.

Quarries of Paris - This mineralogical showroom is false. It is located in the Cabanis street.

This quarry is called the quarry of the bombs simply because there is an big drawing on a wall, who names the quarry. The quarry is located, like many others, in the plain of Montesson.