UndarkDec 18, 2024

Pyrrhotite in concrete is quietly destroying homes in New England and beyond.

Learn why this mineral is causing foundations to crumble and what’s being done to stop it. ⬇️

https://undark.org/2024/12/18/foundations-crumbling-mineral/

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Home Foundations Are Crumbling. This Mineral Is to Blame.

Pyrrhotite causes cracks in concrete. But research on how widespread the issue might be has only scratched the surface.

Undark Magazine
RonanMar 16, 2023
The building industry says it's not #mica that was the problem but #pyrrhotite
Newspaper subeditors will be falling over themselves today to declare this a pyrrhic victory