dolomite

noun

a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate

a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate

Roots

dolomieudolom- · French · named for geologist Déodat de Dolomieu ites-ite · Greek · mineral, rock

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