An aqueous suspension having a pH of between 7 and 12 of water-insoluble, calcium-binding aluminosilicates with an improved stability against settling consisting essentially of (A) from 20% to 50% by weight on the anhydrous basis of at least one crystalline, finely-divided, water-insoluble silicate compound having a calcium-binding power of at least 50 mg CaO/gm of anhydrous active substance and a primary particle size of from 0.1.mu. to 100.mu. and having the formula, combined water not shown
- (M.sub.2 O).sub.x . Me.sub.2 O.sub.3 (SiO.sub.2).sub.y
- where M is a member selected from the group consisting of sodium and potassium, x is a number of from 0.7 to 1.5, Me is aluminum or boron, and y is a number from 0.8 to 6, and (B) from 0.5% to 6% by weight of at least one organic dispersing agent selected from the group consisting of the free acids and alkali-metal salts of
- 1. an organic phosphonic acid having at least one further acid group selected from the group consisting of phosphonic acid and carboxyl, and
- 2. an alkyl acid phosphate emulsifier having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl, in water, said aqueous suspension being capable of being pumped after 24 hours of standing.