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natural cement

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natural cement [′nach·rəl si′ment]
(materials)
Hydraulic cement made from pulverized and heated limestone containing clay, magnesia, and iron.

natural cement
A product obtained by finely pulverizing calcined argillaceous limestone which has been burnt at a temperature no higher than necessary to drive off carbon dioxide.


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Sandstone paving stones are the product of sediment and sand squeezed together by natural cement, such as silica.
This collection of resources, which includes papers from the first and second Natural Cement Conferences held in March 2005 and March 2006, also includes a wealth of historical and technical resources, including excerpts from nineteenth-century construction manuals.
Clay and lime together can make a strong stabilized material, or harden to a natural cement also known as Roman cement, an excellent eco-friendly binder, and it's practically free.
 
 
 
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