Basalt Rock Properties and Uses Science Struck
The rock hardness of basalt is 6 on the Mohs scale and can be seen through a combination of its compressive strength 100 300 Mpa Megapascal its tensile strength 10 30 Mpa and its shear strength 20 60 Mpa which denotes that depending on the mineral makeup basalt rocks fall in the strong very strong category This property is common amongst most dense fine