Dolomite

//ˈdoʊ.ləˌmaɪt// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO₃)₂; it also exists as the rock dolostone. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer wordnet
  3. 3
    a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Dolomites not-comparable

Synonyms

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bitter sparmagnesian limestonestone

Example

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"We climbed to the summit through bright blocks of dolomite."

Etymology

From French dolomite, coined March 1792 by Nicolas de Saussure, named after French mineralogist and engineer Déodat de Dolomieu (1750–1801) who described the stone in 1791 by adding -ite, from place name Dolomieu, Isère.

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dolomite rockchemical formulasaline evaporite

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