Limestone is extracted from quarries or mines. Top limestone quarries used were Palenque and Tikal. It is also the site of several limestone quarries. It is built with white limestone from the quarries of Olihuelas, near Toledo. Beach nourishment often involves excavation of sediments from riverbeds or sand quarries. This includes places like quarries, mined areas, etc. Most were quarrymen working in new granite quarries. It is very fertile and has lignite deposits and stone quarries. Kuppam is known for its granite quarries and factories. The granite came from nearby quarries in New England. There were coquina quarries on Anastasia Island. Rocklin began as a railroad town and became home to a number of granite quarries. Heaps of stones from the quarries lie in front of the pyramids. Settlements flourished in areas where these quarries were established. They were made almost exclusively from siltstone, which originated from quarries in the Wadi Hammamat.