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Dolomite is a naturally occurring mineral made of calcium, magnesium, and carbon compounds that is found in rocks around the world. It matters because it's an important resource used in construction, agriculture, and manufacturing, and it also helps scientists understand how certain rocks and mountains form.
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- Named after
- Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu
- Image
- Dolomite Luzenac.jpg
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- different from
- dolostone
- crystal system
- trigonal crystal system
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 5.AB.10
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 5.AB.10
- described by source
- Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
- Commons category
- Dolomite (mineral)
- solid solution series with
- ankerite
- streak color
- white
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Dol
- chemical formula
- CaMg(CO₃)₂
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- Vb/A.03a
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