dolostone
Britishnoun
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Hot, circulating fluids expelled by the crystallizing granite reacted with and dissolved the surrounding limestone and dolostone, precipitating out new minerals created by the chemical reaction.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
These mineral deposits were created from the interaction between a granitic intrusion called the Little Cottonwood Stock and country-rock consisting of mostly limestone and dolostone.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Most of these tracks end behind large boulders of dolostone or syenite, some however start and end without an apparent object nearby.
From Scientific American • Jul. 22, 2013
Why are there phases in earth history when dolostone formation was so common?
From Scientific American • Jun. 21, 2012
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