12/31/2023 -- New batch of MAN MADE stone -- Ancient Ingredient list included! Limestone Geopolymer!

I have included the ingredient list for you to develop your own limestone and other types of geopolymer mixes. Thanks to Paul Cook https://www.youtube.com/@pauliecook432 Paul made me aware of ancient peoples use of geopolymers, and the explanation of how ancient people made giant stones and moved them so far -- turns out they cast the stones and blocks much like we cast concrete in molds today! Only instead of using concrete, they made their own stone that is indistinguishable from "natural rock"! Texas A&M university did a study on meta-kaolin based geopolymers and found they are more durable and stronger than portland cements! See the whole study here, depending on the amount / ratio of the mix, the Mega-pascals on geopolymers can be up to DOUBLE that of modern concretes! See the Texas University study here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUYWiVVuc_w _____ Ingredient list for the strong durable (indoor use) limestone geopolymer I made in this video: 1 cup of salt water 1 cup of Sodium Silicate aka Waterglass 1 cup of Sodium Carbonate (white powder) 1 cup of Calcium Carbonate powder 1 cup of Limestone crushed powder You can add other powders or aggregates to the mix after this... anything from metal powders to pigments, from gravel to gemstones.. you can add in pretty much anything to the mix as an aggregate if you want bigger pieces in your mix. It can be used as a mortar, a filler, a full body of a piece, and can also add in fibers to make a "fiber-polymer" that is strong like concrete when you put fiber in for more lateral strength. There is little to no expansion or shrinking ! Most important, the mix will begin drying almost immediately upon pour, and will harden off within hours , you can remove the molds within hours, and is rock hard within a few hours after mold removal. Full curing takes a week or so, and or longer depending on the size of the pour obviously. You can seal the man made rock (geopolymer) with more Sodium Silicate (waterglass) or use any stone or concrete sealer. You can also seal with resins. Additionally, you can always add more geopolymer or lay more on top, you can pour in layers (unlike concrete) you can pour over concrete and it binds to concrete amazing. This particular mix can also be used as a binder or mortar between pieces. It is amazingly sticky and works into playdough texture for packing in spaces after a few minutes from being mixed. You can literally make anything interior for your house of of this as long as it is not exposed to continual water or excessive heat (just like most interior stone pieces). I will be putting out an "outdoor" and high temperature mix in the next few months which I am working on now. For now, this mix can make everything from lamps to tiles, from table tops to full doors. Corbels, mantle pieces, stone backsplashes for kitchens, picture frames and pretty much anything else indoor (furniture for sure). The compressive strength of the geopolymer is stronger than concrete depending on how you mix it. ____ Final point: The mix I made is a combination of the ancient egyptian mix released by Paul Cook and the Geopolymer institute COMBINED WITH THE MIX REVEALED BY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY!!! I mixed the ingredients following the Texas A&M flow chart shown in their above linked video instead of doing the mix as the Geopolymer institute showed. Watch the Texas A&M video and you can fast forward to their ingredients flow chart diagram to see the step by step mix they made and how it tested for compression vs. concrete. Geopolymer is the way of the future when it comes to man made stone and replacing concrete. No high temp baking needed on the lime, and little to no expansion or shrinking in the mix once dried. Dried in hours to days. Any stone you want to mimic can be done by how you add the last ingredient as a filler! amazing! :)