Espinoza
Castro, Franco
Student:
Espinoza
Castro, Franco
Eduardo
Eduardo
CALCAREOUS ROCKS
Cdigo:Code:
20102662G
20102662G
Composition
Mineral
Frmula
CaCO3
Calcite
Dolomite
CaMg (CO3)2
Components
CaO
CO2
CaO
MgO
CO2
Percent (%)
56.2
43.8
30.4
21.7
47.9
Percent CaCO3
> 98.5
97.0 98.5
93.5 97.0
85.0 93.5
< 85.0
Potential reserves
The potential of calcareous rocks in
Peru, being distributed throughout the
territory, is billions of tons. Taking greater
abundance in the central, north and south
the country.
center of
Cements
In the cement industry have the
general composition is (71%), clay
(22%), gypsum (1-2%), and other faith ox
6%). Types of cements
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(5-
Portland cement
Portland pozzolan cement
Steel Cementos
Cement portland blast furnace slag
Cement masonry
Consumption
Limestone consumption in Peru has been increasing from 2001 to
2007 (7 million tons to more than 14 million tons). Among the major
producers of lime in 2007 we have China, US, Russia and Japan.
Industrial uses
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