Dolomite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Carbonate
- Crystal system
- Trigonal
- Hardness
- Medium (3 to 5.5)
- Colour
- White, Grey, Pink
- Lustre
- Glassy, Pearly
- Use
- Building, Industry
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Both the mineral and the Dolomites mountains in Italy are named after the French geologist Déodat de Dolomieu.
- Unlike calcite, dolomite barely fizzes in cold weak acid unless it is powdered.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q167741 · All stones · All entries