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Definition of: dolomite
(dol′ə·mīt) noun
A brittle calcium magnesium carbonate, occurring abundantly in white to pale–pink rhombohedral crystals. Many so–called marbles are dolomites. [after D. de Dolomieu, 1750–1801, French geologist]
—dol′o·mit′ic (-mit′ik) adjective
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