dolomite

Significado (Inglés)

An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO₃)₂; it also exists as the rock dolostone.

Sinónimos

lime stone

magnesium limestone

limerock

raw limestone

Traducciones

دولوميت

dolomite

dolomita

الدولوميت

dolomit

Dolomitgestein

δολομίτης λίθος

δολομίτης

Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈdɒl.əˌmaɪt/
Etimología (Inglés)

From French dolomite, coined March 1792 by Nicolas de Saussure, named after French mineralogist and engineer Déodat de Dolomieu (1750–1801) who described the stone in 1791 by adding -ite, from place name Dolomieu, Isère.

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