Dolomite
Dolomie, Dolomiet, Dolomiit, Dolomiitti, Dolomit, Dolomita, Dolomitas, Dolomitt, Доломіт, Доломит, Δολομίτης, דולומיט, 백운암, 苦灰石, 白云石
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Mineral class: carbonates Crystal system: trigonal Mohs scale: 3.5 - 4 Density (g/cm3): 2.86 Refractive index: 1.679 - 1.681 Cleavage: perfect Colors: colorless, white, yellow, rose, red, violet, brown, light blue, black Transparency: transparent - translucent Luster: vitreous - pearly Fluorescence: SW: yellow, orange, pink, green; LW: white Pleochroism: - Largest crystal: 20 cm? Deposits: worldwide Discovery: 1791? 1st Description: 1792 (Saussure) Name: in honor of the French mineralogist Déodat de Dolomieu (1750 - 1801) |
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Dolomite Mineral
Size of the crystal: 1.7 x 1.4 cm Origin: Azcárate Quarry / Eugi / Esteribar / Navarra / Spain Photo by kind permission of © www.fabreminerals.com |
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Dolomite
Size: 1.55 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm Weight: 12,97 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.online-edelstein.de |
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Dolomite Mineral
Size: 6.2 x 5.2 x 3.1 cm Origin: Serra das Éguas / Brumado / Bahia / Nordost Region / Brasilien Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Dolomite Mineral
Size: 16.6 x 14.9 x 4.6 cm Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Dolomite Mineral
Size: 10.2 x 7.0 x 3.0 cm Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Dolomite Mineral
Size: 4.1 x 3.3 x 1.0 cm Origin: Brumado / Bahia / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Dolomite Mineral
Size: 2.8 x 2.4 x 0.8 cm Origin: Serra das Éguas / Brumado / Bahia / Northeast Region / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Dolomite
Size: 4.2 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm Weight: 93.30 ct Origin: Brumado / Bahia / Northeast Region / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Dolomite Mineral
Size: 9.5 x 11.0 x 4.2 cm Origin: Brumado / Bahia / Northeast Region / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.freilichminerals.com |
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Dolomite Mineral
Size: 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.0 cm Origin: Vekol Mine / Casa Grande / Copperosity Hills / Pinal County / Arizona / USA Photo by kind permission of © Michael C. Roarke |
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Dolomite Mineral
Size: 2.8 x 2.4 x 1.0 cm Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Dolomite Mineral
Size: 1.9 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm Origin: Mashamba West Mine / Kolwezi / Katanga / Zaire Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Dolomite Mineral
Size: 5.5 x 4.2 x 3.6 cm Origin: Kolwezi Mine / Kolwezi / Katanga / Zaire Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Dolomite Mineral
Size: 3.5 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm Origin: Kakanda Deposit / Kambove / Katanga / Zaire Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Dolomite Mineral light blue
Size: 6.0 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Dolomite Mineral
Image width: 0.5 cm Origin: Aggregate Industries Quarry / Wrentham / Norfolk County / Massachusetts / USA Photo by kind permission of © Peter Cristofono |
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Dolomite Mineral
Size: 2.7 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm Origin: Poudrette Quarry / Mount Saint-Hilaire / Rouville County / Québec / Canada Photo by kind permission of © www.cnmineral.com |
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Dolomite Mineral (Teruelite)
Size: 6.4 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm Origin: Barranco del Salobral / Teruel / Aragón / Spain Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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