Glossary

Anhydrous

Contains no water.

Blender

Rotating inclined drum to separate the grappier from the incuits and their lime bloom by sieving.

Clinker

Hard silicate granules produced by firing a mixture of clay and limestone.

Clinkerization

Reaction at 1,450°C that melts and combines aluminates, silica and lime.

Exothermic

Gives off heat.

Filler or fines

Finely ground mineral material used as filler in binders.

Gaize

Hard, clayey, siliceous sedimentary rock.

Grappier

Grains that have not passed through the mesh of the first sifter,...