Geology and Minerals

Dolomite (mineral)

Dolomite () is an anhydrous carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate, ideally CaMg(CO3)2. The term is also used for a sedimentary carbonate rock composed mostly of the mineral dolomite (see dolomite (rock)). An alternative name sometimes used for the dolomitic rock type is dolostone.

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See also

• ▸Group 7 element
• ▸HMS Calypso (1783)
• ▸Carbonate rock

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