>> > a new high cal micro particle lime that > > is a carbonate (non hydraulic) lime in powder form > > In short, it isn't lime at all. It isn't hydraulic lime, it isn't hydrated > lime, it isn't quicklime, it IS either GROUND LIMESTONE or GROUND MARBLE that > received a simplified sales name. > > Steve Stokowski > Stone Products Consultants > Building Products Microscopy > 10 Clark St., Ste. A > Ashland, Mass. 01721-2145 > 508-881-6364 (ph. & fax) > http://members.aol.com/crushstone/petro.htm > > I assume that Steve is focusing on the "carbonate" part of this description in declaring this to be NON-LIME (which is quite right if it is, indeed, a carbonate and not a hydroxide). If the carbonate description is accurate, the material is worth about $7 a 50-lb. bag and we have truckloads of it to sell to anyone willing to pay $14. We only recommend it to be used in non-mortar, non-stucco and other non-masonry applications, however. But it works very well as a filler for latex paint. Edison Coatings, Inc. M. P. Edison President 3 Northwest Drive Plainville, CT 06062 USA Phone: (860)747-2220 Fax: (860)747-2280 email: [log in to unmask] Internet: www.edisoncoatings.com -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>