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CALCIUM aluminate hydrates have recently been reported to form as products of reaction between aluminium-bearing clay minerals and calcium hydroxide at or near room temperatures1,2. The investigation recorded here was initiated to determine whether hydrous alumina would react with calcium hydroxide under similar conditions.
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DIAMOND, S. Rapid Reaction of Lime with Hydrous Alumina. Nature 204, 183–185 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204183a0
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