dolomite
See also: Dolomite
English
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Dolomite
Etymology
From French dolomite, coined March 1792 by Nicolas de Saussure,[1] named after French mineralogist and engineer Déodat de Dolomieu (1750–1801) who described the stone in 1791[2] by adding -ite, from place name Dolomieu, Isère.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoʊl.əˌmaɪt/, /ˈdɒl.əˌmaɪt/
Noun
dolomite (countable and uncountable, plural dolomites)
- (mineralogy) A saline evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO3)2; it also exists as the rock dolostone.
- Synonym: magnesian limestone
Derived terms
Translations
mineral
See also
References
- Gardien, Guy (2002). "Introduction". Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (in French). Editions Publibook. p. 9. →ISBN.
- Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔ.lɔ.mit/
Further reading
- “dolomite” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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