crushed stone

Broken rock pieces

Crushed stone is rock that has been mechanically broken into angular fragments, used in construction for road bases, concrete aggregate, drainage, and landscaping.

Unlike naturally rounded gravel, crushed stone has rough, irregular edges that lock together when compacted: We spread crushed stone in the driveway.

Related

quarrying · basalt · pavement · drainage systems · French drain · ballast · angularity · gabion · screening · grading · driveways · riprap · paving · tamped · frost resistance · retaining walls · crunching · pathways

Categories
Opposites
particle size/processing state

crushed stoneboulders

Large rounded stones

bedrock · solid rock · sand · cobblestones · flagstone

natural vs. processed state

crushed stonenatural stone

Unmanufactured geological material

river rock · pea gravel · tumbled stone

Family

stone, crushed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G