Portland cement helps the mixture to set but will be eventually burned off leaving lime, which is a type of calcium, to take its place. The following shows a method of mixing fire clay mortar. Mix all the dry materials thoroughly. Continue mixing well into the next step. Gradually add water while mixing.
For the city in California, see Maricopa, California. Maricopa is a city in the Gila River Valley in the State of Arizona. With an estimated 48,602 residents as of 2015, Maricopa is the second most populous incorporated city in Pinal County and eighteenth most populous in Arizona. Maricopa forms part of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Last official estimated population of Maricopa County was 3,823,609 (year 2014)[1]. This was 1.199% of total US population and 56% of total Arizona state population. Area of Maricopa County is 9,224.4 miÂ² (=23891.1 kmÂ²), in this year population density was 414.51 p/miÂ². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.04%/yr), Maricopa County population in 2017 would be 3,828,485 .