Was surfing and came across this.
http://www.monolithic.com/stories/monolithic-ecoshell-built-with-basalt-roving
Very interesting and ties in well with the plunger pier floor that John just posted. I will link this thread there too. Thanks TT
More info on the roving - looking for a supplier.
http://www.technobasalt.com/
http://www.lbie.com/n3011.htm
The problem I find is that in the video the guy says it is extremely cheap.... $1.75 per ton...
Maybe the raw material, but I only saw one price anywhere and it was $5 per pound.
http://www.alibaba.com/product-free/112576368/Assembled_basalt_roving.html
http://www.alibaba.com/countrysearch/US/basalt-roving-supplier.html
http://www.alibaba.com/member/us111353257.html
http://www.alibaba.com/countrysearch/US/basalt-fiber-supplier.html
http://www.alibaba.com/product/us107564875-255327484-0/CONTINUOUS_FILAMENT_FIBERS_FROM_9_23_MICRONS.html
The problem I have with Alibaba is that they usually always refer you to a company in China or Russia or some other exotic place, and usually you cannot find a local supplier from them - unless you want to import a whole boat load.
Looks like Sudaglass has a US contact - no pricing on the net though.
Sudaglass Fiber Technology, Inc.
14714 Perthshire, Suite A
Houston, TX 77079 USA
Tel: (001) 281.496.5427
Fax: (001) 281.496.4233
Researching Basalt Fiber some more I did find a potential problem. Romanian web site.
QuoteGlass fiber is inexpensive and corrosion-proof, but not as strong as steel. Recently, spun basalt fiber, long available in Eastern Europe, has become available in the U.S. and Western Europe. Basalt fibre is stronger and less expensive than glass, but historically, has not resisted the alkaline environment of portland cement well enough to be used as direct reinforcement. New materials use plastic binders to isolate the basalt fiber from the cement.
http://www.chircuprodimpex.com/products/steel-fibers-for-concrete-reinforcement/fiber-reinforced-concrete.htm