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Rock-sand

The name given to all moulding-sands obtained by pulverizing the rock; their value is regulated according to the durability they possess. The new red-sandstone is preferable for this purpose, as its nature is refractory, and it may by artificial means be made to answer nearly every description of mould. See FACING-SAND; CORE-SAND; etc.

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