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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dolomite n 1: a kind of sedimentary rock resembling limestone but consisting almost entirely of the mineral dolomite 2: a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Dolomite, AL Zip code(s): 35061
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