Patent ID: 8870996

Claim:
A composition comprising a binder and a mineral complex, wherein the mineral complex consists essentially of a natural volcanic mineral deposit comprising 47 wt. % to about 54 wt. % SiO 2 , about 9 wt. % to about 15 wt. % Fe 2 O 3 , about 6 wt. % to about 10 wt. % CaO, about 4 wt. % to about 7 wt. % MgO, about 12 wt. % to about 15 wt. % Al 2 O 3 , about 1 wt. % to about 4 wt. % Na 2 O, about 0.01 wt. % to about 3 wt. % K 2 O, about 0.01 wt. % to about 0.03 wt. % Cr 2 O 3 , about 1.0 wt. % to about 2.0 wt. % TiO 2 , about 0.1 wt. % to about 0.3 wt. % MnO, about 0.1 wt. % to about 0.3 wt. % P 2 O 5 , about 0.01 wt. % to about 0.05 wt. % SrO, and about 0.01 wt. % to about 2 wt. % BaO, and wherein the mineral complex further comprises one or more of Ag, Ba, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Ga, Hf, Mo, Nb, Ni, Rb, Sn, Sr, Ta, Th, Tl, V, W, Zn, and Zr in the ranges set forth in Table 1 TABLE 1 Range (ppm based on total weight Element of mineral complex) Ag about 0.0001 ppm to about 10 ppm Ba about 1 ppm to about 500 ppm Co about 0.01 ppm to about 200 ppm Cr about 1 ppm to about 400 ppm Cs about 0.0001 ppm to about 50 ppm Cu about 1 ppm to about 400 ppm Ga about 0.001 ppm to about 200 ppm Hf about 0.001 ppm to about 50 ppm Mo about 0.001 ppm to about 25 ppm Nb about 0.001 ppm to about 100 ppm Ni about 1 ppm to about 400 ppm Rb about 1 ppm to about 400 ppm Sn about 0.0001 ppm to about 15 ppm Sr about 1 ppm to about 600 ppm Ta about 0.0001 ppm to about 10 ppm Th about 0.001 ppm to about 200 ppm Tl about 0.0001 ppm to about 25 ppm V about 1 ppm to about 600 ppm W about 0.0001 ppm to about 25 ppm Zn about 1 ppm to about 400 ppm Zr about 1 ppm to about 400 ppm and one or more of Bi, Hg, Se, and Te in the ranges set forth in Table 2 TABLE 2 Range (ppm based on total weight Element of mineral complex) Bi about 0.0001 ppm to about 4 ppm Hg about 0.00001 ppm to about 0.5 ppm Se about 0.0001 ppm to about 4 ppm Te about 0.0001 ppm to about 2 ppm wherein, in the mineral complex, As is present in an amount less than 5 ppm, Sb is present in an amount less than 2 ppm, Pb is present in an amount of 5.15 ppm or less, and U is present in an amount of 1.31 ppm or less.