Look up: Dolomite

1. dolomite
   A carbonate sedimentary rock composed of more than 50 percent of the mineral calcium-magnesium carbonate (CaMg(CO3)2).
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2. dolomite
   [n] - a kind of sedimentary rock resembling limestone but consisting almost entirely of the mineral dolomite 2. [n] - a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate
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3. dolomite
   a type of sedimentary rock similar to limestone but containing more than 50 percent magnesium carbonate; sometimes a reservoir rock for petroleum.
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4. dolomite
   natural double carbonate of calcium and magnesium Category: Chemistry
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5. Dolomite
   Dol'o·mite (dŏl'o*mīt) noun [ After the French geologist Dolomieu .] (Geol. & Min.) A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive beds as a c...
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6. dolomite
   <geology> A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the common white marble. Also called bitter spar. ...
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7. dolomite
   noun a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate
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8. dolomite
   noun a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer
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9. Dolomite
   • (n.) A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the common white marble. Also called bitter spar.
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10. dolomite
    (from the article `dolomite`) Along with calcite and aragonite, dolomite makes up approximately 2 percent of the Earth`s crust. The bulk of the dolomite constitutes dolostone ... Limestones and dolomites are collectively referred to as carbonates because they consist predominantly of the carbonate minerals calcite (CaCO3) and ... gr...
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11. dolomite
    type of limestone, the carbonate fraction of which is dominated by the mineral dolomite, calcium magnesium carbonate [CaMg(CO3)2].[6 related articles]
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12. Dolomite
    (1) Sedimentary rock formed from CaMg(CO₃)₂. (2) Mineral with the chemical formula CaMg(CO₃)₂.
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13. DOLOMITE
    (1) A mineral consisting of the double carbonate of magnesium and calcium, CaMg(CO3)2. (2) A carbonate rock made chiefly of dolomite mineral.
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14. Dolomite
    A mineral having a specific crystal structure and consisting of calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate in equivalent chemical amounts (54.27 and 45.73 percent by weight, respectively); a rock containing dolomite as the principal constituent.
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15. dolomite
    dolomite (dō'lumīt", dol'u–) . 1. Mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg (CO3)2. It is commonly crystalline and is white, gray, brown, or reddish in color with a vitreous to pearly luster. The magnesium is sometimes replaced in part by iron or manganese. 2. Carbonat...
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16. Dolomite
    Dolomite is a potential ore of magnesium and occurs in widely extended rock masses as dolomitic limestone. It is often intimately mixed with calcite. It is formed from ordinary limestone by the replacement of calcium by magnesium. It has the formulae CaMg(CO3)2 and a relative hardness of 4.
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17. dolomite
    (mineralogy) In mineralogy, white mineral with a rhombohedral structure, calcium magnesium carbonate (CaMg(CO₃)₂). Dolomites are common in geological successions of all ages and are often formed when limestone is changed by the replacement of the m...
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18. Dolomite
    `Dolomite` () is a carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate CaMg(CO₃)₂. The term is also used to describe the sedimentary carbonate rock dolostone. Dolostone (dolomite rock) is composed predominantly of the mineral dolomite with a stoichiometric rat...
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