Definitions
A mineral made of calcium magnesium carbonate, also a type of rock.
Word origin
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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01“Magnesium limestone”8 letters
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