Dolomite
Formula | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Origin | Ojos Negros (Spanien) |
Description | |
Classification (Lapis) | Carbonates |
Crystal System | trigonal |
Hardness | 3,5 – 4,0 |
Colour | colorless, white, yellow, brown, pale pink; colorless in transmitted light |
Streak | white |
Luminescence | |
Luster | vitreous |
Transparency (Opacity) | transparent to translucent |
Cleavage | perfect |
Fracture | subconchoidal |
Magnetism | negative |
Geological Setting | formed by diagenesis or hydrothermal metasomatism of limestone |
Specific Gravity | 2,86 g/cm3 |
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