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Dolomite and calcite look similar under a microscope, but thin sections can be etched and stained in order to identify the minerals. Photomicrograph of a thin section in cross and plane polarised light: the brighter mineral grains in the picture are dolomite, and the darker grains are calcite.
Dolomite (also known as dolomite rock, dolostone or dolomitic rock) is a sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(CO 3) 2. It occurs widely, often in association with limestone and evaporites , though it is less abundant than limestone and rare in Cenozoic rock beds (beds less than about 66 ...
The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti [doloˈmiːti]), [1] also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley ( Pieve di Cadore ) in the east.
Main Dolomite (German: Hauptdolomit, Hungarian: Fődolomit, Italian: Dolomia Principale) is a lithostratigraphic unit in the Alps of Europe. Formation was defined by K.W. Gümbel in 1857. Middle to Late Triassic sedimentary record in the Alpine realm is characterized by presence of various masses of dolomitic rock formations.
Rock of this composition that does show laminations or fissility is sometimes described as mudshale rather than mudstone. [8] The lack of fissility or layering in mudstone may be due to either original texture or the disruption of layering by burrowing organisms in the sediment prior to lithification. Mudstone looks like hardened clay and ...
The Beck Spring Dolomite is a geological formation in Death Valley, California from the Tonian period of the Neoproterozoic era. It is believed to be between 750 to 800 million year olds. It is known for its highly palaeontologically significant fossils of microbial life. [1] It consists almost entirely of dolomite. [2]
With the world's annual celebration of his birth mere weeks away, it turns out one of the most revered figures who ever walked the Earth likely didn't look like the pictures of him.
Dolomite may refer to: Dolomite (mineral), a carbonate mineral; Dolomite (rock), also known as dolostone, a sedimentary carbonate rock; Dolomite, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community; Dolomite, California, United States, an unincorporated community; Dolomites, a section of the Alps; Lucanian Dolomites, a mountain range in ...