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Basalt (basalt quarry operation)
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Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product "basalt" represents a rock. Basalt has a dense compact sometimes granular or porphyric structure and is dark to black in colour . The product can be used as raw-material for rockwool. Its production includes a mining step (quarrying) and a subsequent beneficiation step comprising crushing washing and classification. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Basalt (basalt quarry operation) |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Mined Materials |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2003 |
| Year Released | 2023 |
| Emission Factor |
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LCA Activity | Refer to source |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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Activity ID
mined_materials-type_basalt_basalt_quarry_operation
UUID
2be54ae8-0475-44aa-975d-26302a5b8e42
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