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Crushed Basalt

Crushed basalt is used for a wide variety of purposes. It is most commonly crushed for use as an aggregate in construction projects such as road base, concrete aggregate, asphalt stone, railroad ballast, filter stone in drain fields, and may other purposes.

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Crushing lava basalt in Sicily
The RM 90GO! impact crusher processes 20" (500 mm) basalt rock into a 2"- (50mm-) base material.
Primary & Secondary Impactor

What is basalt rock?

Basalt is an igneous rock that formed from the solidification and cooling of molten rock material (lava or magma). Basalt is typically a dense dark rock colored blue, grey-blue, dark-grey or black with a fine-grained texture. Crushed basalt is used for a wide variety of purposes. It is most commonly crushed for use as an aggregate in construction projects. Crushed basalt is used for road base, concrete aggregate, asphalt pavement aggregate, railroad ballast, filter stone in drain fields, and many other purposes. Basalt is also cut into dimension stone.

Impact Crusher Can be Used as Primary or Secondary Crushers

RUBBLE MASTER mobile impact crushers can process basalt rock as a primary or secondary crusher after a jaw crusher.

High reduction ratio

High Reduction Ratio

Ideal for primary and secondary basalt crushing applications.

 

Quality product

Quality Aggregates

Consistent cubical rock shape. Adjustable aggregate gradation.

Superior finished material compaction

Excellent Compaction

Meet any spec you need with RUBBLE MASTER crushing and screening solutions.

Application Videos

Crushing Basalt in Oregon Using a RM 100GO! Mobile Impact Crusher as a primary crusher to produce a ¾“- road base
Screening Basalt Gravel 5' x 12' scalping screen producing 3 finished products.
Impact Crusher as Primary Crusher A RM 100GO! Mobile Impact Crusher replaces a jaw and cone crusher combination producing aggregates in a single pass.
Secondary Crushing Application A RM 100GO! crushes basalt rock after a primary jaw crusher producing a spec material in a single pass.
Crushing Basalt Rock in Cameroon Producing aggregates with a RM 100GO! mobile impact crusher in a closed circuit setup.
Crushing basalt in Sicily, Italy The RM 90GO! Compact Crusher turns 20" (500 mm-) basalt rock into a 2"- (50mm-) base material.
Mobile Impact Crushers RUBBLE MASTER offers a range of mobile impact crushers from 90 - 385 TPH.
 
 
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Inlet opening
Transport dimension
Weight
 
RM 120X Mobile Impactor RM 120X
Impact Crusher
350 tph 385 TPH
1,160 x 820 mm 46" x 32"
16,180 x 2,990 x 3,600 mm 52‘10” x 9‘11” x 10‘6“
44,000 kg 95,000 lbs
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RM 100GO! Tracked Impact Crusher RM 100GO!
Impact Crusher
250 tph 275 TPH
950 x 700 mm 37" x 28"
14,700 x 2,860 x 3,155 mm 48'3" x 9'5" x 10'5"
33,600 kg 74,500 lbs
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RM 90GO! Compact Crusher RM 90GO!
Impact Crusher
200 tph 220 TPH
860 x 650 mm 34" x 25"
13,470 x 2,550 x 3,050 mm 44'2" x 8'5" x 10'
28,400 kg 62,500 lbs
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RM 70GO! Compact Crusher RM 70GO! 2.0
Impact Crusher
150 tph 165 TPH
760 x 600 mm 30" x 23"
13,300 x 2,360 x 3,100 43'8" x 7'9" x 10'2"
24,200 kg 53,400 lbs
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Since 1991, RUBBLE MASTER has brought numerous innovations to the market. We’re crushing & screening experts and work closely with contractors and aggregate producers world-wide.