Dolomitic

Limestone containing smaller amounts of magnesium carbonate is known as dolomitic limestone. ❋ William McPherson (N/A)

This one billion year old formation contains calcitic or dolomitic red and green argillites, siltstones and sandstones and represents a subtidal to intertidal setting with occasional subaerial exposure. ❋ ReBecca Foster (2008)

After the raw materials (including silica, soda ash, dolomitic limestone) are mixed and melted at 1500oC, the molten glass is allowed to flow as a continuous ribbon into a bath of molten tin. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The mountain, Jebel Ichkeul, is composed of Triassic and Jurassic metamorphosed limestones with fossiliferous pseudo-dolomitic marbles exposed in quarries on its south-western slopes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Dolomitic drift and meltwater deposits are characteristic and overlie limestone, calcareous shale, and dolomitic mudstone. ❋ Unknown (2008)

“Dead-burned dolomite” is a special form of dolomitic lime used in refractories. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The flora of the site is of southern Alpine type with acid-loving plants on the volcanic rhyolitic north slope soils and lime-loving plants on the dolomitic and limestone dominated southern slopes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This dolomitic reef complex is overlain by younger undolotomized reef limestone. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Chrysotile fibers are found as veins in serpentines, in serpentinized ultramafic rocks, and in serpentinized dolomitic marbles. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Manus told members that tests on the boreholes around Delmas -- which is located atop a band of dolomitic rock -- had revealed heavy faecal pollution in the water from some of the wells. ❋ Unknown (2007)

"A small town, but suddenly a major political incident -- (the result of) poor land management on a highly-permeable dolomitic aquifer." ❋ Unknown (2006)

The famous bristlecones have endured countless challenges over the millennia, yet always seem to muster one more burst of life when spring warms the rocky dolomitic soil. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Blossom end rot is caused by a calcium deficiency and is easily corrected by an application of dolomitic lime or one of the foliar calcium/potassium sprays. ❋ Kalyn Denny (2006)

For deep in the bowels of the dolomitic caves of Sterkfontein or descending into the ancient sedimentary traps of the Great Rift ❋ Unknown (2005)

The challenges also relate to the geology of the area, which is characterised by large dolomitic cavities below the earth's surface and which pose a threat due to the possibility of sink holes developing. ❋ Unknown (2003)

This initiative has enabled the Department to prevent damage to valuable structures valued at more than R5 billion by dolomitic subsidence. ❋ Unknown (2002)

About R 25 million has been spent on the rehabilitation of sinkholes resulting from this dolomitic activity. ❋ Unknown (2002)