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alkaline earth

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alkaline earth
n.
The oxides of calcium, strontium, radium, and barium, and sometimes magnesium.

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Pennsylvania is planning to construct 10 bridges along Interstate 99 using concrete mixtures containing industrial byproducts such as fly ash, silica fume, ground granulated blast furnace slag and an alkaline earth mineral admixture.
The mystery element is an alkaline earth metal, or one of a group of elements that is highly reactive in nature.
This may reflect the concentration of alkaline earth metals (Ca, Sr) in soil and groundwater as is typical in dry climates.
 
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