brick dust
Crusite red powder
Brick dust is the fine, reddish-brown powder produced when bricks are crushed, ground, or weathered.
It has practical uses in construction for making mortar and in horticulture as a soil amendment.
Historically, brick dust appeared in folk magic and hoodoo traditions, sprinkled on doorsteps for protection or to ward off unwanted visitors.
- redPrimary color, warm
- red oxideIron's oxidized form
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- crumbleFragment gradually
- worn downDiminished through use
powder · rubble · grit · construction · building site · masonry · terracotta · clay · demolition · construction debris · ochre · grime · residue · texture · abrasive · sandpaper · pigment · rusty