Dolomite belongs to the series Ankerite-Dolomite.
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Dolomite
- Translations : Dolomit, Bitterkalk, Dolomita, 白云石, 苦灰石, Доломит
- Synonym : Coddazzite, Miemite, Muricalcite, Picrite, Ridolphite, Tharandite, Spath magnésien
- Etymology : Dedicated to the French geologist DEODAT of GRATET of DOLOMIEU ( 1750-1801 )
- Discovery: 1792 by Théodore de Saussure
Gemological data
- Chemical formula : Ca Mg (CO3)2
- Hardness (Mohs) : 3.5 - 4
- Density : 2.8
- Refractive index : nω = 1.679 - 1.681 nε = 1.500 - 1.503
- Birefingence : 0.179
- Crystal system : Rhombohedral
- Group : Dolomite
- Mineralogical Class : Carbonates
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