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dolomite

doh luh mahyt

  • n  a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate
  • n  a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer

  • Pulverized and mixed with calcined dolomite (a common magnesium ore), the ferrosilicon reduces the ore in a vacuum, and magnesium of high purity results.
  • In extracting magnesium, for instance, the ore dolomite (a limestone) is mixed with ferrosilicon and can be successfully heated under high vacuum.
  • Since it uses dolomite (magnesium-calcium carbonate, one of the most plentiful limestones), plants can be almost anywhere.
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