Dolomite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Dolomite [ CaMg(CO₃)₂ ]

Images of Dolomite

CL spectrum of Dolomite [CaMg(CO3)2] from Bangladesh, measured July 2023, in map 'Guide 2-1 0009-3 Non-mag' (Combined 0009-3 Non-mag clustered.epmx).

OpticalFit spectrum plot by A. Torpy. (C) 2023 CSIRO Mineral Resources

Dolomite specimen from Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil

Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0

Image of PL/Laser spectrum of Dolomite

Material properties

Formula	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Abbreviation	Dol
Variants	calcitised, hydrothermal
Classifications	Minerals containing CO3, Dolomite (group)
Luminescence emitters	Ce, CO, CO3, Dy, Gd, Mn, Self trapped exciton, Sm, Tb, Triplet-singlet
Spectra	Luminescence (2)
IMA Status	Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1792
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Tags	Mineral, Carbonate, Carbonate

Composition

Element	Atoms
C	2
Ca	1
O	6
Mg	1
Total:	10

References for Dolomite

CSIRO R-2023-03 Bangladesh

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Chapoulie et al. 1995

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Gaft et al. 2005

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Gorobets and Rogojine 2002

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Habermann et al. 1999

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Richter et al. 2003

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Tarashchan 1978

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Specimens of Dolomite

Name	Owner	Materials	Image	Spectra	Techniques