Stones and ceramics II

Rubing and smoothing a surface to make it shiny

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

Soft, white, absorbent mineral rock

Used to hold together construction materials

Paste used to join other materials

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

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

MORTAR

STONE BINDER

GYPSUM

PLASTER

CLAY

TO POLISH

CEMENT