The invention relates to the technical field of color bricks, in particular to a
red mud ceramsite-gold tailing sand based color
brick and a preparation method and application thereof. The color
brick comprises a base layer and a
surface layer. The base layer is prepared from, by
mass, 15-25 parts of a
solid waste based sulphoaluminate cementing material, 50-80 parts of
red mud ceramsite and 25-30 parts of gold tailing sand, and the water-binder ratio is 0.30-0.35. The
surface layer comprises, by
mass, 15-25 parts of a
solid waste-based sulphoaluminate cementing material, 22-38 parts of gold tailing sand, 0.2 parts of a color
retention agent and 1-1.6 parts of a coloring agent, and the water-binder ratio is 0.35-0.4. The prepared color
brick is light in weight, and the
thermal insulation and anti-seismic properties are improved. All the raw materials are
solid wastes, so that the color brick is more energy-saving and environment-friendly. In the base layer of the color brick, the gold tailing sand and the
red mud ceramsite are jointly used as aggregate and compounded with the solid waste-based sulphoaluminate cementing material, harmful
metal elements and the like in the gold tailing sand are hydrated and fixed through the hydration effect of the solid waste-based sulphoaluminate cementing material, and
pollution of the gold tailing sand to the environment is reduced.