White cement

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Description

A high quality, fine-grain, white-color cement made from low-iron limestone. White cement is used as a (masonry) mortar and coating on brick (Bucher 1996).

Synonyms and Related Terms

ciment blanc (Fr.); cimento branco (Port.);

Additional Information

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

Authority

  • G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 173
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

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