Dolomite: A Magnesian Limestone Mineral

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Formation and CompositionDolomite is a carbonate rock that forms when magnesium rich groundwater interacts with limestone or calcite sediment over thousands of years. Through a hydrothermal alteration process, calcium in the original carbonate rock is slowly replaced by magnesium. The resulting dolomite rock has a distinct chemical composition consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate . This...

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