dolomite

See also: Dolomite

English
Dolomite

Etymology

From French dolomite, coined March 1792 by Nicolas de Saussure,[1] named after French mineralogist and engineer Déodat de Dolomieu (1750–1801) who described the stone in 1791[2] by adding -ite, from place name Dolomieu, Isère.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɒl.əˌmaɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdoʊ.ləˌmaɪt/, /ˈdɑl.əˌmaɪt/

Noun

dolomite (countable and uncountable, plural dolomites)

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

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References
  1. Gardien, Guy (2002). "Introduction". Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (in French). Editions Publibook. p. 9. →ISBN.
  2. Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Further reading

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɔ.lɔ.mit/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

dolomite f (plural dolomites)

  1. dolomite

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Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /do.loˈmi.te/
  • Rhymes: -ite
  • Hyphenation: do‧lo‧mì‧te

Noun

dolomite f (plural dolomiti)

  1. (mineralogy) dolomite

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