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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A brand name used by the Pacific Stone and Concrete Company (San Francisco) for an [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=artificial%20stone artificial stone] made with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=water%20glass water glass]. Silicious Concrete Stone was made by a process patented by Frederick Ransome in 1856. In this process, water glass ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sodium%20silicate sodium silicate]) is mixed with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sand sand] (and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=gravel gravel], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=flint flint], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chalk chalk], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=limestone limestone]) in an aqueous solution of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sodium%20hydroxide caustic soda]. Then this alkaline solution is mixed with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium%20chloride calcium chloride] to form an insoluble silicate stone.
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A brand name used by the Pacific Stone and Concrete Company (San Francisco) for an [[artificial%20stone|artificial stone]] made with [[water%20glass|water glass]]. Silicious Concrete Stone was made by a process patented by Frederick Ransome in 1856. In this process, water glass ([[sodium%20silicate|sodium silicate]]) is mixed with [[sand|sand]] (and [[gravel|gravel]], [[flint|flint]], [[chalk|chalk]], or [[limestone|limestone]]) in an aqueous solution of [[sodium%20hydroxide|caustic soda]]. Then this alkaline solution is mixed with [[calcium%20chloride|calcium chloride]] to form an insoluble silicate stone.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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cast stone; imitation stone; artificial stone
 
cast stone; imitation stone; artificial stone
  
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, ''Technology and Conservation'', Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985
 
* Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, ''Technology and Conservation'', Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985

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Description

A brand name used by the Pacific Stone and Concrete Company (San Francisco) for an Artificial stone made with Water glass. Silicious Concrete Stone was made by a process patented by Frederick Ransome in 1856. In this process, water glass (Sodium silicate) is mixed with Sand (and Gravel, Flint, Chalk, or Limestone) in an aqueous solution of caustic soda. Then this alkaline solution is mixed with Calcium chloride to form an insoluble silicate stone.

Synonyms and Related Terms

cast stone; imitation stone; artificial stone

Resources and Citations

  • Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985
  • Thomas C. Jester (ed.), Twentieth-Century Building Materials, McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995