


Basalt Rock | Formation, Properties, Composition, Uses - Eli5:why are basalt rocks used in building construction?
There are a number of uses of this rock in construction. For example, crushed basalt is used to make the base for roads and pavements, as a part of concrete mixtures, to construct railroads, and as filter stones in drainage projects. The …I have zero knowledge on construction science, I know basalt rocks are used I construction, but why they are appropriated in doing so? Like do they have any special properties that other rocks don't have? This thread is archived . New comments cannot be …
