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Soapstone and Basalt Uses


Basalt and Soapstone Uses


Uses

Architecture
  
  

Interior Uses
Bathrooms, Decorative Aggregates, Homes, Interior Decoration  
Floor Tiles, Homes, Hotels, Kitchens  

Exterior Uses
As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration  
As Building Stone, Paving Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings  

Other Architectural Uses
Curbing  
Curbing, Whetstones  

Industry
  
  

Construction Industry
Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories  
Arrowheads, As Dimension Stone, Cobblestones, Cutting Tool, Rail Track Ballast, Roadstone  

Medical Industry
Taken as a Supplement for Calcium or Magnesium  
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Antiquity Uses
Artifacts, Jewellery, Monuments, Sculpture  
Artifacts, Monuments  

Other Uses
  
  

Commercial Uses
Cemetery Markers, Creating Artwork, Gemstone, Jewelry, Manufacture of Soap, Solvents, Dyes, Plastics and Fibres, Production of Lime, Source of Magnesia (MgO)  
An Oil and Gas Reservoir, Commemorative Tablets, Creating Artwork, Used in aquariums  

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Uses of Soapstone and Basalt

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

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