ABSTRACT
The chapter deals with rock materials used for construction (dense and solid sedimentary rocks, sands, diatomite and tripolite, gypsum, fusible clays). Currently in the Russian Federation there are more than 1,900 deposits of carbonate raw materials with over 60 billion tones explored. Some of these deposits are located in Vladimir region. The type of waste to be recycled for construction material production is selected through comparing chemical composition of wastes and traditional raw materials used for similar purposes. Application of soil-concrete in road construction may provide exciting prospects. Present-day research findings show that if progress is made in this direction, the demand of the industry for scarce materials, such as sand, crushed stone and cement, will drop sharply, thus reducing construction cost crucially. Caustic magnesite is used for heavy-duty concrete production and can be obtained by burning dolomite waste at a temperature of 700°C.
