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Definition of Dolomites

Dolomite
Dolomite Dol"o*mite, n. [After the French geologist Dolomieu.] (Geol. & Min.) A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the common white marble. Also called bitter spar.

Meaning of Dolomites from wikipedia

- The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti [doloˈmiːti]), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in northeastern...
- unincorporated community Dolomite, California, United States, an unincorporated community Dolomites, a section of the Alps Lucanian Dolomites, a mountain range...
- The Carezza Dolomites or Karersee Dolomiten (Tyrolean German) is a section of the Dolomites mountain range in South Tyrol, a linguistically German region...
- conditions are the trigger for dolomite formation. Many dolomites show clear textural indications that they are secondary dolomites, formed by replacement of...
- remaining carbonate rock is mostly dolomite, a closely related rock, which contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2. Magnesian limestone...
- Dolomite (/ˈdɒl.əˌmaɪt, ˈdoʊ.lə-/) is an anhydrous carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate, ideally CaMg(CO3)2. The term is also used...
- small number of Dolomites including the Sprint variation were also imported into New Zealand during the original production run. The Dolomite Sprint was campaigned...
- The Friulian Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti Friulane), also known as Dolomiti d'Oltre Piave ("Dolomites beyond the Piave") are a mountain range in the Carnic...
- the Dolomites". In 2009, as part of the Dolomites, the Marmolada m****if was named a UNESCO World Heritage site. The largest glacier in the Dolomites, the...
- The Dolomites Railway (German: Dolomitenbahn, Italian: Ferrovia delle Dolomiti), originally the Ampezzaner Bahn or Ampezzaner Railway, was a railway in...