Calcareous cement

Description

Any cement that contains carbonate calcium carbonate (Bucher 1996). Powdered limestone or chalk is calcined then mixed with clay, sand, and water to form a rapid hardening material. Examples are cement hydraulic cement, cement Maya cement, cement natural cement, cement portland cement, cement Roman cement, and cement slate cement.

Synonyms and Related Terms

ciment calcaire (Fr.);

Additional Information

W. Bucher, Dictionary of Building Preservation, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996.

Authority

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998