https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Cook-Gordon+mechanism+for+crack+stopping
By coat the fabric I meant sizing. Don't know if the metallic coating is consider sizing or not. I couldn't find the reference at basalt.guru that talked about a nano-scale (hydrophobic?) spray-on like Nano-clear/Neverwet preserving the coloration of the raw material.
It sound like the Cook-Gordon method is a sizing or coating:
https://bruces23.files.wordpress.com...rdon-model.jpg
Anecdotally, basalt bends or deforms where carbon fiber shatters. Plus it's bulletproof.
