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As a building material in its own right (like marble) or limestone aggregate for the purpose road-building |
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As the starting material for preparing lime used by builders, after it is burnt in a kiln |
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For the purpose of purifying iron, in a blast furnace, from iron ore |
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As a formation bridging and filter-cake sealing agent in drilling fluids |
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As a weighting material to increase the density of drilling fluids, to control downhole pressures |
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As one of the main raw materials used in growing Seacrete or Biorock |
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As filler material for latex gloves, as precipitated Calcium carbonate (pre-dispersed in slurry form) |
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As an extender in paints, especially in matte emulsion paints |
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As a filler in plastics (example - 15 to 20% loading of chalk in uPVC drain pipe) as well as thermosetting resins |
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As an ingredient in some types of compression molded "clay" Poker chips |
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As an ingredient in the micro-porous film used in babies' diapers and some building films |
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In a wide range of trade and DIY adhesives, sealants, and decorating fillers |
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In setting stained glass windows, along with putty |
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as a resist to prevent glass from sticking to kiln shelves when firing glazes and paints at high temperature |
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As a common ingredient for many glazes, in ceramics/glazing applications |
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In the production of glossy paper, replacing kaolin |
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As a pH corrector in swimming pools, for maintaining alkalinity "buffer" to offset the acidic properties of the disinfectant agent |
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As a major component of blackboard chalk |
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As an abrasive, as scouring powder as well as as an ingredient of household scouring creams |
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For making mortar, which is used in bonding bricks, concrete blocks, stones and tiles |
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To collect any impurities present in the steel materials |
