DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE

dolomitic limestone: translation

   A limestone containing a significant proportion of the mineral dolomite but in which calcite is more abundant (e.g. 10–45% dolomite, 90–55% calcite). Many dolomitic limestones originate as calcite limestone that is subsequently affected by magnesium-rich water that replaces part of the calcite with dolomite [9].

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