Dolomite Mineral Bed set onto a clear acrylic stand which sets off the bright green Malachite crystals and the crystal growth of the saddle-shaped dolomite very well. The mineral dolomite first described by Carl Linnaeus and named after the Dolomite Alps of Northern Italy.
Most probably the mineral dolomite was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1768. In 1791, it was described as a rock by the French naturalist and geologist Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750–1801), first in buildings of the old city of Rome, and later as samples collected in the mountains now known as the Dolomite Alps of northern Italy. Nicolas-Théodore de Saussure first named the mineral (after Dolomieu) in March 1792.
Most probably the mineral dolomite was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1768. In 1791, it was described as a rock by the French naturalist and geologist Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750–1801), first in buildings of the old city of Rome, and later as samples collected in the mountains now known as the Dolomite Alps of northern Italy. Nicolas-Théodore de Saussure first named the mineral (after Dolomieu) in March 1792.
Dolomite ( /ˈdɒləmaɪt/) is an anhydrous carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate, ideally CaMg(CO3)2. The term is also used for a sedimentary carbonate rock composed mostly of the mineral dolomite. An alternative name sometimes used for the dolomitic rock type is dolostone.
Dolomite Mineral Bed 420mm in width and of a good form of bright green Malachite crystals over a dolomite mineral bed. The bright green crystals overlaid with a water clear selenite creates a very good feature, the bed busy with the unique saddle-backed crystal form of the dolomite. The whole set on a clear acrylic stand creates an interesting and decorative statement.
Dolomite is a calcium magnesium carbonate. It is the primary component of the sedimentary rock known as dolostone along with the metamorphic rock dolomitic marble. Dolomite is found in sedimentary basins worldwide and it is thought to form by the post-depositional alteration. Dolomite has a unique saddle-shaped crystal growth pattern, made up of calcium magnesium carbonate and most likely exists in sedimentary or metamorphic rocks.
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