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do⋅lo⋅mite

  [doh-luh-mahyt, dol-uh-]
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–noun
1. a very common mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO3)2, occurring in crystals and in masses.
2. a rock consisting essentially or largely of this mineral.
Origin:
1785–95; < F, named after D. de Dolom(ieu) (1750–1801), French mineralogist; see -ite 1

Related forms:
dol⋅o⋅mit⋅ic  [dol-uh-mit-ik] , adjective
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dol·o·mite   (dō'lə-mīt', dŏl'ə-)   
n.  
  1. A white or light-colored mineral, essentially CaMg(CO3)2, used in fertilizer, as a furnace refractory, and as a construction and ceramic material.
  2. A magnesia-rich sedimentary rock resembling limestone.

[French, after Déodat de Dolomieu (1750-1801), French geologist.]
dol'o·mit'ic (-mĭt'ĭk) adj., dol'o·mit'i·za'tion (-mĭt'ĭ-zā'shən) n., dol'o·mit·ize' (-mĭ-tīz') v.
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Dolomite

Dol"o*mite\, n. [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 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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dolomite 
1794, named for Fr. geologist Déodat De Gratet De Dolomieu (1750-1801) who described the rock in his study of the Alps (1791).
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dolomite   (dō'lə-mīt', dŏl'ə-mīt')  Pronunciation Key 
  1. A gray, pink, or white rhombohedral mineral. Dolomite occurs in curved saddlelike crystals with a pearly to glassy luster. It is a common rock-forming mineral. Chemical formula: CaMg(CO3)2.
  2. A sedimentary rock containing more than 50 percent of the mineral dolomite by weight.

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