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I believe basalt can be produced artificially as well, is there a chance we could build limestone farms? That would be a neat trick.
by throwaway316943 6y ago
I believe basalt can be produced artificially as well, is there a chance we could build limestone farms? That would be a neat trick.
- corty 6y agoArtificial production alone doesn't do the trick. It would have to be low in energy consumption, preferably exothermic. I don't think there is such a reaction with plentifully available material. Otherwise you spend more energy on the basalt than the CO_2 production gave you. Also, large parts of this planet consist of natural basalt deposits, every area with some current or historic vulcanism has them. E.g. half of Siberia is a huge basalt deposit. Google Siberian Trap. So I do not think artificial production would be necessary.