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As Larry supposed, there are different sands.  Way back, wanting to build an outdoor fire place, I took a brick laying class.  For mortar, you must use sharp sand, not river or beach sand (both round and smooth), so that the mortar will do it's 'thing'. And during my teen age years, I often wondered why mortar was used with brick, not portland cement.  The instructor on brick laying cleared that up; bricks fail  - and to replace the bad brick, the mortar can be removed and the brick easily replaced.  If portland cement is used, getting out the brick becomes a wall breaking task! Art
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