Basalt Rock Properties and Uses
Rock Hardness. This property is usually measured to find out the compressive fracture strength, to denote whether a rock is softrock or hardrock. The rock hardness of basalt is 6 on the Mohs scale, and can be seen through a combination of its compressive strength: 100300 Mpa (Megapascal), its tensile strength: 1030 Mpa, and its shear strength: 2060 Mpa, which denotes that depending on the ...