
It is a dark rock with a characteristic porphyry or glassy structure, sometimes with growths of individual minerals. Basalt has a characteristic fine-grained structure formed by the rapid solidification of lava on the surface of the planet. It has columnar cleavage and less than 20 volume percent quartz, less than 10% foids and at least 65% feldspars in the form of plagioclase. The product is intended as a backfill or drainage mixture and a material for landscaping or strengthening surfaces.
|
Fraction |
Bulk density |
Water absorption |
Fine particles |
Activity concentration index I |
Frost resistance |
|
Aggregate 0/22 |
2,86 |
1,6 |
8,3 |
max. 1 |
6,4 |
|
Aggregate 16/32 |
2,88 |
1,6 |
1,6 |
max. 1 |
6,4 |
|
Aggregate 45/90 |
2,90 |
0,7 |
0,3 |
max. 1 |
6,4 |