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Dolostone
Dolostone is dolomite limestone.
It is a rock related to limestone.
But instead of limestone's aragonite and calcite, dolostone consists of mineral dolomite.
It often forms from limestone, in magnesium rich conditions where calcite turns into dolomite.
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It is a harder rock than is limestone, with a more crystalline texture, and no fossils.
It is yellowish cream, grey or white in colour, and consists at least 50% of dolomite.
It can look similar to limestone but fizzes less in hydrochloric acid.
It occurs with limestone, as layers within limestone where it has been through the process of dolomitization.
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