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Meaning of DOLOMITE

Pronunciation:  'dowlu`mIt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer
  2. [n]  a kind of sedimentary rock resembling limestone but consisting almost entirely of the mineral dolomite
 
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 See Also: atomic number 12, magnesium, Mg, mineral, rock, stone

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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