Basalt and Novaculite Uses

Basalt

Novaculite

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1 Uses

1.1 Architecture

1.1.1 Interior Uses

Floor Tiles, Homes, Hotels, Kitchens

Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Flooring, Interior Decoration

1.1.2 Exterior Uses

As Building Stone, Paving Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings

As Building Stone, Garden Decoration

1.1.3 Other Architectural Uses

Curbing, Whetstones

Curbing

1.2 Industry

1.2.1 Construction Industry

Arrowheads, As Dimension Stone, Cobblestones, Cutting Tool, Rail Track Ballast, Roadstone

Arrowheads, Building houses or walls, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, Cutting Tool, for Road Aggregate, Knives, Landscaping, Making natural cement, Production of Glass and Ceramics, Rail Track Ballast, Roadstone, Spear Points, Used to sharpen metal tools and weapons

1.2.2 Medical Industry

Not Yet Used

1.3 Antiquity Uses

Artifacts, Monuments

1.4 Other Uses

1.4.1 Commercial Uses

An Oil and Gas Reservoir, Commemorative Tablets, Creating Artwork, Used in aquariums

Cemetery Markers, Gemstone, In aquifers, In fire-starting tools, Jewelry, Manufacture of tools, Pebbles are used in ball mills to grind in ceramics industry, To determine the gold content of jewelry

Uses of Basalt and Novaculite

There are many uses of Basalt and Novaculite based on their unique properties. All rocks due to their properties, texture, color etc. have variety of uses. Know all about Basalt and Novaculite and their uses in industries and architecture in the upcoming sections.

Commercial uses of Basalt: an oil and gas reservoir, commemorative tablets, creating artwork, used in aquariums.
Commercial uses of Novaculite: cemetery markers, gemstone, in aquifers, in fire-starting tools, jewelry, manufacture of tools, pebbles are used in ball mills to grind in ceramics industry, to determine the gold content of jewelry.