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A water-soluble mineral sediment resulting from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution
From a sediment left after the evaporation
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Dolomite is a sedimentary rock containing more than 50 percent of the mineral dolomite by weight
From French, from the name of Dolomieu (1750–1801), the French geologist who discovered the rock
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock