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Marble quarries, Estremoz, Évora District, Portugal
© Jorge Santos Garcia
| Name: | After the principal species in the group. | ||
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Members of this group have a structure similar to that of calcite. In dolomite, alternate Ca positions are occupied by Mg, these becoming structurally non-equivalent and the crystal point symmetry being lowered from 32/m to 3. | |||
Classification of Dolomite Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Relationship of Dolomite Group to other Species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References for Dolomite Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference List: | Wyckoff and Merwin (1924) American Journal of Science: 8: 447. Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 207. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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