dolomite

carbonate mineral – CaMg(CO₃)₂
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q167741
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dolomite

Summary

dolomite is a mineral species[1]. dolomite ranks in the top 3% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,540 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • dolomite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu is named after dolomite[4].
  • dolomite's chemical formula is recorded as CaMg(CO₃)₂[5].
  • dolomite is a type of dolomite mineral group[6].
  • dolomite's Commons category is recorded as Dolomite (mineral)[7].
  • dolomite's streak color is recorded as white[8].
  • dolomite's crystal system is recorded as trigonal crystal system[9].
  • dolomite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[10].
  • dolomite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as Vb/A.03a[11].
  • dolomite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 5.AB.10[12].
  • dolomite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 5.AB.10[13].
  • dolomite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[14].
  • dolomite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • dolomite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • dolomite's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[17].
  • dolomite's described by source is recorded as Analyse de la dolomie[18].
  • dolomite's different from is recorded as dolostone[19].
  • dolomite's solid solution series with is recorded as ankerite[20].
  • dolomite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Dol[21].

Why It Matters

dolomite ranks in the top 3% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,540 views/month).[2] dolomite has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] dolomite is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (March 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Analyse de la dolomie. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . rruff. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The IMA List of Minerals (May 2021). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Different from dolostone
    Named after
    Crystal system trigonal crystal system
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