dolomiten.
/ˈdɒləmʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈdoʊləˌmaɪt/, /ˈdɑləˌmaɪt/ Mineralogy.
a. A native double carbonate of lime and magnesia, occurring crystalline, and in granular masses, white or coloured, called dolomite marble; a rock consisting essentially of this mineral.
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dolomite1794
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1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 111 Common Dolomite.
1799 Tennant in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 89 309 The kind of marble which had been called Dolomite, from M. Dolomieu, who first remarked its peculiarity in dissolving slowly.
1862 Chambers's Encycl. (at cited word) Dolomite, The new Houses of Parliament are built of dolomite.
1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) v. 102 Dolomite is a granular or crystalline variety of magnesian limestone.
b. plural the Dolomites = the dolomite mountains or peaks; spec. those of Southern Tyrol.
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1870 (title) Zigzagging amongst Dolomites.
1873 A. B. Edwards (title) Untrodden peaks and unfrequented valleys: a midsummer ramble among the Dolomites.
Compounds
attributive and in other combinations, as dolomite country, dolomite mountain, dolomite peak; dolomite-like adj.
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1846 L. S. Costello Tour Venice 389 The horns of the dolomite mountains.
1864 Sat. Rev. 8 July 58/2 The strong-hold of the Dolomite country.
1864 Soc. Sc. Rev. 35 Celebrated for their Dolomite peaks.
1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) §742 A fine-grained dolomite-like rock.
Derivatives
ˈdolomitize v. (also ˈdolomize) to convert into dolomite.
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1863 A. C. Ramsay Physical Geol. & Geogr. Great Brit. (1878) x. 149 Some modern atolls are known to become dolomitised.
1891 Nature 10 Sept. The limestone had been dolomitized.
dolomitiˈzation n. (also dolomiˈzation) conversion into dolomite.
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1833 C. Lyell in Life, Lett. & Jrnls. (1881) I. 397 To make up my mind about Von Buch's theory of dolomisation.
1849 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Geol. (1850) ii. 153 An instance of dolomization.
1862 G. P. Scrope Volcanos (ed. 2) 89 The frequent dolomitization of limestones.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
dolomitev.
= dolomitize vb. at dolomite n. Derivatives.
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1913 V. B. Lewes Oil Fuel 32 The carbon dioxide dissolved in the brine under enormous pressure would slowly become absorbed in actions upon the mineral matter present, such as forming carbonates and soluble bicarbonates of magnesia, thus dolomiting the calcareous deposits.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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