Dolomite is the most common stone on the planet, although its origin is still unclear. It combines practicality and beauty, attracts happiness and good luck. A mineral can serve not only as a decoration for a collection of minerals, a piece of jewelry, or a talisman. It is also capable of demonstrating its healing properties. Due to its valuable composition, dolomite becomes no less important in various industrial sectors and areas of production.
Mineral with unique properties
Dolomite stone: what is it?
The main parameters of dolomite should be described by its basic chemical formula - CaMg[CO3]2. In addition to the main components, the mineral contains manganese and iron. The share of these substances sometimes amounts to several percent. The stone has a rather attractive appearance. Its color is gray-yellowish, light brown, sometimes white.
The same name is used for sedimentary rock of the carbonate category that contains at least 95% of the main mineral. This rock was named after the French explorer Dolomieu, who was the first to describe this type of mineral.
It is worth noting that the concentration of calcium and magnesium oxides in dolomite formations may vary slightly. In some cases, chemical analysis may show minor contamination with zinc, cobalt and nickel. Only in Czech samples does their number reach a noticeable value. In isolated cases, bitumen and other foreign substances were found inside dolomite crystals.
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Archaeologists have repeatedly found dolomite beads in Paleolithic sites.
A trilobite fossil preserved as an internal casting in Silurian dolomite from southwest Ohio, USA.
Belogorsk dolomite marble (from White Mountain in South Karelia). There are more than 10 varieties of it. All of them found application in the interiors of palace ensembles in St. Petersburg. The most beautiful varieties have soft pink and cherry red colors. The “Peoples of Russia” hall in the Ethnographic Museum of St. Petersburg is lined with this marble.
The Hermitage (St. Petersburg) has a vase made of Nevyansk listvenite. A similar vase is located in the Ural Geological Museum (Ekaterinburg).
Dolomites
Do you want to see “the most beautiful architectural creation in the world”?
This is what Le Corbusier, the most famous, respected, revered, famous architect of the twentieth century, called the mountains made of dolomite.
These mountains are located in the Eastern Alps.
Erosion of dolomite rocks at Mourez, Hérault, France.
Pink sunrises and cherry-red sunsets turn the mountains into incredible shades of red. This rare phenomenon is called “enrosadira” and tourists from all over the world come to admire this beauty.
In addition to admiring the beauty of nature, the Dolomites have something to interest every tourist.
Cristallo in the Dolomites mountain range near Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The Dolomites were named after the mineral
The resorts of Val Gardena will be of interest to beginner skiers and just family tourists. Marmolada will appeal to fans and “aces” of alpine skiing.
In the Dolomites there is the city of Agordo, the center of international mountaineering.
Erosion of dolomite over weaker shale created the Niagara Escarpment.
Cortina d'Ampezzo attracts aristocrats and lovers of a luxurious lifestyle.
In general, if you go to the Dolomites, you will not regret it.
