Dolomite is named after the French mineralogist Deodat de Dolomieu.
Keyword:
concrete
Keyword:
magnesium source
ICSD collection code:
100416
Layman's explanation:
Dolomite is a common rock-forming mineral found worldwide, but is most commonly associated with limestone quarries such as the ones found in the Midwestern United States. Limestone and dolomite are very similar chemically, the only difference being that dolomite contains magnesium, therefore they are often found together. Other places dolomite can be found are Ontario, Canada; Switzerland; Pamplona, Spain; and in Mexico. Dolomite has very little practical use other than as an additive of concrete mixes.
IUPAC name:
Calcium magnesium carbonate
Citation of a publication:
Tschermaks Mineralogische und
Petrographische Mitteilungen 24 (1977) p279; Beran, A, Zemann, J
Lab name:
Common molecules
Sample provider:
Obtained from the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database
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