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

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	Phase purity	Image
NR-203 Dolomite	CSIRO	Dolomite (97.0%)	97.0	NR-203 Dolomite Image of Dolomite [ CaMg(CO3)2 ] in specimen 'NR-203 Dolomite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0866 Dolomite	CSIRO	Calcite, Dolomite (94.5%), Tremolite	94.5	M0866 Dolomite Image of Dolomite, Calcite and Tremolite in specimen 'M0866 Dolomite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0877 Dolomite	CSIRO	Albite (var. Ca), Dolomite (89.6%)	89.6	M0877 Dolomite Image of Dolomite and Albite (var. Ca) in specimen 'M0877 Dolomite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0865 Dolomite	CSIRO	Calcite, Dolomite (84.8%), Quartz	84.8	M0865 Dolomite Image of 'M0865 Dolomite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
193 Fuchsite	CSIRO	Calcite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Dolomite (55.8%), Fuchsite, Muscovite-2M1 (var. Cr), Pyrite, Quartz	55.8
M0391 Siderite / Dolomite	CSIRO	Calcite, Dolomite (36.4%), Siderite, Ullmannite	36.4	M0391 Siderite / Dolomite Image of Siderite, Calcite, Dolomite and Ullmannite in specimen 'M0391 Siderite / Dolomite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0962 Malachite	CSIRO	Dolomite (32.0%), Malachite, Microcline, Quartz	32.0	M0962 Malachite Image of specimen 'M0962 Malachite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0302 Sphalerite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite (30.5%), Galena, Quartz, Sphalerite	30.5	M0302 Sphalerite Image of Ankerite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Galena, Quartz and Sphalerite in specimen 'M0302 Sphalerite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2581 Arsenopyrite	CSIRO	Arsenopyrite, Dolomite (26.3%), Muscovite-1M, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite	26.3	M2581 Arsenopyrite Image of Arsenopyrite with Dolomite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz and Siderite in specimen 'M2581 Arsenopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M1847 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Dolomite (11.8%), Jarosite, Pyrrhotite-4M, Quartz	11.8	M1847 Chalcopyrite Image of specimen 'M1847 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
MES118 Pyroxmangite	CSIRO	Dolomite (8.3%), Pyroxmangite, Quartz, Spessartine	8.3	MES118 Pyroxmangite Image of specimen 'MES118 Pyroxmangite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
MT7375 Serpentine	CSIRO	Dolomite (7.3%), Lizardite, Magnesite, Serpentine (subgroup), Talc	7.3	MT7375 Serpentine Image of specimen 'MT7375 Serpentine' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0282 Proustite	CSIRO	Argentopyrite, Calcite, Dolomite (4.9%), Marcasite, Proustite, Pyrite	4.9	M0282 Proustite Image of Proustite, Argentopyrite, Calcite, Dolomite, Marcasite and Pyrite in specimen 'M0282 Proustite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0961 Malachite	CSIRO	Dolomite (3.5%), Malachite	3.5	M0961 Malachite Image of Malachite and Dolomite in specimen 'M0961 Malachite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0951 Malachite	CSIRO	Dolomite (3.0%), Malachite, Microcline	3.0	M0951 Malachite Image of Malachite, Dolomite and Microcline in specimen 'M0951 Malachite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0339 Pyrite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Dolomite (2.0%), Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Pyrite, Quartz	2.0	M0339 Pyrite Image of specimen 'M0339 Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0414 Arsenopyrite	CSIRO	Arsenopyrite, Calcite, Dolomite (1.9%), Glaucodot	1.9	M0414 Arsenopyrite Image of Arsenopyrite, Calcite, Dolomite and Glaucodot in specimen 'M0414 Arsenopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0188 Scheelite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Dolomite (1.6%), Quartz, Scheelite, Stibnite	1.6	M0188 Scheelite Image of Scheelite, Ankerite, Dolomite, Quartz and Stibnite in specimen 'M0188 Scheelite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
MES200 Quartz	CSIRO	Dolomite (1.0%), Labradorite, Microcline, Orthoclase, Quartz	1.0	MES200 Quartz Image of Quartz, Dolomite, Labradorite, Microcline and Orthoclase in specimen 'MES200 Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.