This section is from the book "Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics", by Paul N. Hasluck. Also available from Amazon: Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics.
A very good imitation of granite flooring may be made by using granite chippings small enough to pass through -in. mesh, 1 1/4 parts; granite dust to pass through 1/8-in. mesh, 1 1/4 parts; and Portland cement, 1 part. This flooring may be laid 1 1/4 in. Thick on a bed 5 in. thick composed of 5 or 6 parts of broken stone to 1 part of cement.
 
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