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Dolomitic

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Adjective

1. dolomitic

relating to or consisting of dolomite

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Dolomitic

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noun
1. 
a white mineral often tinted by impurities, found in sedimentary rocks and veins. It is used in the manufacture of cement and as a building stone (marble). Composition: calcium magnesium carbonate. Formula: CaMg(CO3)2. Crystal structure: hexagonal (rhombohedral)
2. 
a sedimentary rock resembling limestone but consisting principally of the mineral dolomite. It is an important source of magnesium and its compounds, and is used as a building material and refractory

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Dolomitic

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noun
1. 
a light-colored, semihard, rhombohedral mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO3)2, with a glassy luster and perfect cleavage, used in making cement, chemicals, etc.
2. 
a light-colored sedimentary rock consisting mainly of dolomite and calcite, used as a building stone

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dolomitic

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n.
1. A white or light-colored mineral, essentially CaMg(CO3)2, used in fertilizer, as a furnace refractory, and as a construction and ceramic material.
2. A magnesia-rich sedimentary rock resembling limestone.

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