A method of making a building block from clay-containing compounds, which
includes employing a major amount of such clay-containing material in
combination with a calciferous additive and water to cure the shape the
same under the influence of controlled pressure and temperature for a
pre-determined time to create building block which is characterized by a
mineralogical crystalline phase. The clay-containing compound includes a
mixture of fine particulate material and coarser particulate material.
The product produced by the method is also disclosed.