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English translation: sand-lime brick/block

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German term or phrase:	Kalksandstein
English translation:	sand-lime brick/block
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16:02 Dec 15, 2011

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German term or phrase: Kalksandstein

This is an industrial building material, rather than the natural product. Is there an equivalent in English? They look a bit like breeze blocks but aren't hollow.

Mark Cole KudoZ activity Questions: 156 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 131
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lime-sand brick

Explanation:
as a rock geologists would call it a calcareous sandstone.

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Note added at 5 Min. (2011-12-15 16:07:30 GMT)
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or sand-lime brick

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Note added at 7 Min. (2011-12-15 16:09:37 GMT)
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http://www.blockmachine-henan.com/lime-sand-brick-production...

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/521967/sand-lime-b...

http://www.heidelberger-kalksandstein.com/heidelberg-sl-bric...

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Kalksandstein

Johannes Gleim

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lime-sand brick

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Reference: Kalksandstein

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calcareous sandstone [geol.] der Kalksandstein
lime malm brick [constr.] der Kalksandstein
lime sand brick [constr.] der Kalksandstein
sand-lime brick [constr.] der Kalksandstein
http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType...

geol. calcareous sandstone Kalksandstein {m}
geol. lime sandstone Kalksandstein {m}
geol. sandy limestone Kalksandstein {m}
lime-sand brick Kalksandstein {m} [Stein zum Mauern]
sand-lime brick Kalksandstein {m} [Stein zum Mauern]
http://www.dict.cc/?s=Kalksandstein

Johannes Gleim
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Dec 29, 2011 - Changes made by Coqueiro:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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