Basalt

Material:

Stone

Material Category

Stone/Building Material

Location to find it

Everywhere mountains can be found, basalt is commonly seen.

Price

Listed at 65 sapphire hills per a pound this common stone is sold mostly to builders.

Harvesting DC's

For a professional miner, many would note a DC of 5 or lower depending on how fresh the basalt was. 

Shelf life per part

Stone materials have an indefinite shelf life. 

Common Uses

Commonly used as a course stone for walls and heated walkways. The material is rather popular amongst many of the mountain dwelling races who use it with a mix of limestone concrete. Creating a heated walking path even in the winter, though in the summers it is said that one could actually cook an egg on the stones. 

Description

A a hard, dark-colored, volcanic rock that's one of the most common rock types in the world. Used in almost every city, the material is as common as dirt in some nations. With few using it for anything other then simple stone walls and roads. 

Discoverer

The First Cave Dwellers

Type

Stone