Indian Basalt Stone

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Basalt is used in construction for building blocks, interior and exterior walls, floors, worktops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, paving stone, stepping stone, cobblestones, and statues. Heating and extruding basalt produces stone wool, which has the potential to be a great thermal insulator. Basalt turns into metamorphic rock counterparts when subjected to intense heat or pressure. Basalt natural stone is also found on the surface of Mars, the Moon, Venus, and the asteroid Vesta. Basalt makes up a major portion of the earth's crust and can also be found throughout the solar system.

Basalt outcrops weather more quickly than granitic rocks exposed on the earth's surface. This reflects their mineral makeup, which crystallized at greater temperatures and in a less water-vapor-rich environment than granite. These minerals are less stable under the cooler, wetter conditions found at the earth's surface. Basalt is the most prevalent volcanic rock type, accounting for more than 90% of all volcanic rock on the world. The crustal parts of oceanic tectonic plates are primarily made of basalt, which is formed from upwelling mantle beneath ocean ridges. Basalt is also the primary volcanic rock on many marine islands.

Royal Indian Exports, a leading manufacturer and exporter of basalt rock stone from India, offers this basalt natural stone in finishes like honed, bush-hammered, tumbled, natural split, brushed, flamed and sawn. As per the customer requirements, this basalt stone is offered in varying shapes, thicknesses and sizes.