Rosendale cement

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Rosendale cement is a natural hydraulic cement historically prized in the 19th century United States for its durability and use in major infrastructure projects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building material
natural hydraulic cement
binderFor aggregate
sand
category historic American cements
color buff
gray
countryOfOrigin United States
declineCause competition from Portland cement
developedIn 19th century
exportedTo other regions of the United States
geologicalSource argillaceous limestone
dolomitic limestone
hasStandard ASTM C10 (natural cement)
historicalPeriodOfUse late 19th century
mid-19th century
knownFor durability in wet environments
long-term strength gain
materialForm powder
minedIn Rosendale, New York
Ulster County, New York
namedAfter Rosendale, New York
notableUse Brooklyn Bridge
Croton Aqueduct
Fort Jefferson (Dry Tortugas)
Statue of Liberty pedestal
U.S. Capitol extensions
productionMethod burning natural cement rock at relatively low temperature
grinding clinker without added gypsum
property high durability
hydraulic
low heat of hydration
slow-setting
sulfate resistance
regionallySignificantIn Hudson Valley
settingMechanism hydration of calcium silicates and aluminates
usedFor historic preservation work
restoration of 19th-century masonry
usedIn aqueducts
bridges
canals
concrete
fortifications
foundations
infrastructure projects
masonry construction
mortar
public buildings

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Rosendale, New York ("Rosendale natural cement")
knownFor
Brooklyn Bridge
material

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