On Tue, 4 Apr 2000, mary wrote: > 1846 Francis and White at Vauxhall made Pparian cement - a marble > cement patented by Keating. It is Gypsum saturated in borax, burnt and > ground. > > I don't know if this adds up to anything. It does. Although this appears to be a long shot from the desert areas I'm dealing with - any further information on this special kind of artificial stone preparation available? Irene