Crushed Stone

Crushed stone is an abundant rock commodity that is simply, as the name would suggest, crushed up rocks! It's a very common building material containing crushed limestone, granite, trap rock, sandstone, quartzite, dolomite, marble, slate, dacite, and others.

Not to be confused with gravel, crushed stones are man-made pebbles rather than gravel which are naturally occurring small pieces of stone.

It is also very expensive to transport, so most of the construction projects in your area will use local rock sources for their crushed stone!

Fun Fact: Crushed limestone can be used to fertilize soil! This is called agricultural lime. Similar to marble, crushed limestone is an acid neutralizer, so farmers use this to lower the acidity of the soil and encourage plant growth.

Also, North Carolina is the eighth largest producer of crushed stone in the U.S.! These facilities can be found all over NC.

Vulcan Materials Company is one of the largest producers of crushed stone, and there is a facility in Boone, NC! This local source allows the mining of rocks for building materials for North Carolina.