A method for preparation of water-resistant magnesia-lime granules of high density (95 -98%) is developed using dolomites and dolomitized magnesites. The use of granulated materials for manufacture of water-resistant clinker, powders, and magnesia-lime refractories with superior performance and economical characteristics is discussed.In recent years, much interest has been focused on the development of water-resistant materials using free calcium oxide [1 -5]. Dolomite from the Ekaterininskoe deposit (city of Krasnoyarsk) for fabrication of water-resistant granulated magnesia-lime materials was used. The dolomite composition was, %: MgO, 22.0 -24.5; CaO, 28.5 -30.5; Al 2 O 3 , 0.07 -0.25; SiO 2 , 0.22 -0.95; Fe 2 O 3 , 0.16 -0.45; MnO, 0.07 -0.10; Dm calc , 45.0 -46.8.A differential thermal analysis was used to examine the decarbonization of dolomite (Fig. 1). The onset of decarbonization was recorded at 500°C, and the end, at 900°C. The decarbonization was carried out in two steps.Step 1 was decarbonization of MgCO 3 (the onset at 500, the end at 770°C; Dm calc = 22.09%), and step 2 was decarbonization of CaCO 3 (onset at 770°C, complete decarbonization at 900°C; Dm calc = 46.77%).To prepare granules with a density close to theoretical (3.35 -3.39 g/cm 3 ), a sintering aid was added to the precursor mixture (calcined dolomite from the Ekaterininskoe deposit, stepwise hydrated with controlled amount of water to yield Mg(OH) 2 and Ca(OH) 2 ). The specimens were pelletized using a hydraulic press under a pressure of 40 MPa. The granules had the shape of a cylinder of diameter 15 and length 15 mm, or of an ellipsoid (with major axis not exceeding 20 mm and a major-to-minor axis ratio of 1.1 -2.0); the compressive strength of green granules was 2 -3 MPa. The granules were first sintered in a muffle furnace at 900°C and then in a vacuum furnace at 1750°C (granules 1) and under nitrogen at 1800°C (granules 2); the heating rate was 20 K/min. The calcined granules retained the initial dimensions and showed no visible imperfections. The granulated material was tested for open porosity P op , apparent density r ap , and compressive strength s c . Relevant data are given in Table 1.Using x-ray phase analysis techniques, the major components MgO and CaO (a sum total of 97.8%) were identified in the granules, with the occasional occurrence of alite crystals. The petrographic analysis data showed the granules to be composed of a uniform matrix of free CaO, with embedded individual crystals of periclase of irregular isometric or