Composition of cement
Lime or calcium oxide, CaO: from limestone, chalk, shells, shale or calcareous rock ; Silica, SiO 2: from sand, old bottles, clay or argillaceous rock; Alumina, Al 2 O 3: from bauxite, recycled aluminum, clay; Iron, Fe 2 O 3: from from clay, iron ore, scrap iron and fly ash; Gypsum, CaSO 2 0: found together with limestone; The materials, without the gypsum, are proportioned to produce a