1) Sedimentary rock
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Dolostone or dolomite rock is a sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite. In old U.S.G.S. publications it was referred to as magnesian limestone. However, the term is now reserved for magnesium deficient dolostones or magnesium rich limestones. Technically, dolostone has a stoichiometric ratio of nearly eq...
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A sedimentary rock composed primarily of dolomite, a mineral made up of calcium, magnesium, carbon, and oxygen. Dolostone is thought to form when magnesium ions replace some of the calcium ions in limestone, to which dolostone is similar in both appearance and chemical structure.
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A sedimentary rock composed mostly of the mineral dolomite. Sometimes referred to simply as dolomite.
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Dolostone is a sedimentary rock composed of at least fifty percent dolomite and is formed from limestone deposits. It is creamy, grey or white in colour, compact and earthy, usually a fine to medium grained rock popular as a building stone.
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Another name for dolomite. Often the word dolomite is used for the mineral dolomite while the name dolostone is used for the rock type composed of the mineral dolomite.
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A carbonate rock made up predominately of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(C03)2.
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A rock that comprises over 90% of the mineral dolomite. The rock used to be called dolomite, but as it was possible to confuse dolomite (the rock) with dolomite (the mineral), it was decided that the rock should have a different name.
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