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


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)

Dolomite Mineral

Size of the crystal: 1.7 x 1.4 cm

Origin: Azcárate Quarry / Eugi / Esteribar / Navarra / Spain

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Dolomite Mineral
Dolomite

Size: 1.55 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm
Weight: 12,97 ct
Origin: Brazil

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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

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Dolomite Mineral

Dolomite Mineral

Size: 16.6 x 14.9 x 4.6 cm

Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia

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Dolomite Mineral

Dolomite Mineral

Size: 10.2 x 7.0 x 3.0 cm

Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia

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Dolomite Mineral

Dolomite Mineral

Size: 4.1 x 3.3 x 1.0 cm

Origin: Brumado / Bahia / Brazil

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Dolomite Mineral

Dolomite Mineral

Size: 2.8 x 2.4 x 0.8 cm

Origin: Serra das Éguas / Brumado / Bahia / Northeast Region / Brazil

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Dolomite Mineral

Dolomite

Size: 4.2 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Weight: 93.30 ct
Origin: Brumado / Bahia / Northeast Region / Brazil

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Dolomite Mineral

Size: 9.5 x 11.0 x 4.2 cm

Origin: Brumado / Bahia / Northeast Region / Brazil

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Dolomite Mineral

Dolomite Mineral

Size: 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.0 cm

Origin: Vekol Mine / Casa Grande / Copperosity Hills / Pinal County / Arizona / USA

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Dolomite Mineral

Dolomite Mineral

Size: 2.8 x 2.4 x 1.0 cm

Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia

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Dolomite Mineral

Dolomite Mineral

Size: 1.9 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm

Origin: Mashamba West Mine / Kolwezi / Katanga / Zaire

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Dolomite Mineral

Dolomite Mineral

Size: 5.5 x 4.2 x 3.6 cm

Origin: Kolwezi Mine / Kolwezi / Katanga / Zaire

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Dolomite Mineral

Dolomite Mineral

Size: 3.5 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm

Origin: Kakanda Deposit / Kambove / Katanga / Zaire

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Dolomite Mineral

Dolomite Mineral light blue

Size: 6.0 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm

Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia

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Dolomite Mineral

Dolomite Mineral

Image width: 0.5 cm

Origin: Aggregate Industries Quarry / Wrentham / Norfolk County / Massachusetts / USA

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Dolomite Mineral

Dolomite Mineral

Size: 2.7 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm

Origin: Poudrette Quarry / Mount Saint-Hilaire / Rouville County / Québec / Canada

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Dolomite Mineral

Dolomite Mineral (Teruelite)

Size: 6.4 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm

Origin: Barranco del Salobral / Teruel / Aragón / Spain

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Dolomite Mineral

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