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 mortar and coating on Brick (Bucher 1996).

Synonyms and Related Terms

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

Resources and Citations

  • 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