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Dolostone

A rock classification type
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Dolostone

Monte Gazzo quarries, Sestri Ponente, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Dolostone

Bergeggi, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
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Dolostone

Wachenzell quarry, Pollenfeld, Eichstätt District, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
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Dolostone

Monte Gazzo quarries, Sestri Ponente, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Dolostone

Bergeggi, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
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Dolostone

Wachenzell quarry, Pollenfeld, Eichstätt District, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
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Dolostone

Monte Gazzo quarries, Sestri Ponente, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Dolostone

Bergeggi, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
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About DolostoneHide

As a Commodity:
A carbonate sedimentary rock where the dominant carbonate mineral is dolomite or ankerite.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
49219
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:49219:1

Classification of DolostoneHide

Sub-divisions of DolostoneHide

Mineralogy of DolostoneHide

Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:
AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

Synonyms of DolostoneHide

Varieties of DolostoneHide

RohwandAn old Styrian miners' name for massive Fe-bearing/rich dolomite and "ankerite" (which occurs, for example, in the famous Hüttenberg siderite deposit).

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
10 photos of Dolostone associated with QuartzSiO2
7 photos of Dolostone associated with SphaleriteZnS
6 photos of Dolostone associated with GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
5 photos of Dolostone associated with PyriteFeS2
5 photos of Dolostone associated with DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
4 photos of Dolostone associated with '"Herkimer-style" Quartz'SiO2
4 photos of Dolostone associated with Thalassinoides
4 photos of Dolostone associated with CalciteCaCO3
3 photos of Dolostone associated with BaryteBaSO4
2 photos of Dolostone associated with Scleractinia

Internet Links for DolostoneHide

References for DolostoneHide

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