dolomite
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Definition of dolomite
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO₃)₂; it also exists as the rock dolostone.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO₃)₂; it also exists as the rock dolostone.
adj
- (not-comparable)Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Dolomites
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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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