The main raw materials required for the manufacture of portland cement are:

limestone and clay

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limestone and gpsum

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limestone and calcium chloride

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limestone and silica

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Solution

The correct option is A limestone and clay
It consists of calcium silicates and the ratio of calcium oxide to silicon dioxide is not less than 2. It consists of MgO not more than 5% by mass.

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