THE STRENGTH OF DIATOMS
A wonderful thing has been discovered by engineers .about those tiniest of fossils called diatoms. If two or three pounds of earth containing diatoms are mixed with a hundredweight of cement, vastly stronger structures can be built. There is something in tho fossil bodies of these microscopic creatures which gives greatly increased strength to the cement. The Mineral Resources Committee of the Imperial Institute has drawn attention to the great importance of this discovery, and states that fortunately abundant supplies of diatom earth can be obtained.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 9 January 1929, Page 7
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