Stones and ceramics II

Grey powder made from a mixture of crushed and heated limestone, clay and gypsum

Paste used to join other materials

Soft, porous, resistant to high temperatures and chemically inert material

Used to hold together construction materials

Soft, white, absorbent mineral rock

Water-soluble adhesive used to make archways, partitions, and as a covering for walls and paving

Rubing and smoothing a surface to make it shiny

MORTAR

CLAY

PLASTER

TO POLISH

STONE BINDER

GYPSUM

CEMENT