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Chemically, the distinction between limestone and dolostone is that the first one is chiefly composed of calcite, CaCO3, whereas the second is rich in MgCO3-Dolomite-. Therefore, the difference is limestone has Ca and Dolostone has Mg.
Mg is replacing Ca in the dolostone, in other words.
It is very difficult to make the distinction in a macro-scale samples. You will need optical or chemical procedures to differentiate each one.
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∙ 9y agoLimestone has a high content of calcite. When the HC1 is dropped on it, there is an immediate reaction of fizzing and bubbling. Dolostone is almost completely dolomite. The reaction is much lower, with less fizzing. and bubbling.
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∙ 15y agoLimestone will effervesce profusely when HCL is applied. Dolostone or dolomite will only bubble very slowly.
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Is dolostone a mineral or a rock?
Dolostone is a rock. Dolomite is the mineral often composing dolostone.
What type of bedrock would you expect to find in a region with caves and sinkholes?
Limestone or dolostone, most likely, because of its chemical reactivity and dissolution by naturally acidic rainwater and groundwater.
Marble is a metamorphic rock that was originally?
By definition a metamorphic rock has undergone recrystallization without melting - that requires a lot of heat and pressure. Marble is a metamorphic rock - it is recrystallized limestone or dolostone.
Examples of lithified sediment?
Examples would be: limestone, chalj, dolostone, sandstone, conglomerate and some types of shale.
What are the uses Chemical limestone?
What are some uses of chemical limestone
What is the name of hard dorset limestone made from shells of snails?
dolostone. dolostone.
How are limestone and marble related?
Marble is metamorphosed limestone or dolostone.
Is dolostone a mineral or a rock?
Dolostone is a rock. Dolomite is the mineral often composing dolostone.
What is marble from?
Marble is formed when limestone or dolostone is subjected to heat and pressure deep beneath the surface, so marble is formed from limestone or dolostone.
What rocks does marble come from?
Limestone or dolostone.
What is marble formed from?
Marble is formed when limestone or dolostone is subjected to heat and pressure deep beneath the surface, so marble is formed from limestone or dolostone.
Marble is what type of rock?
Marble is a non-foliated metamorphic rock derived from limestone or dolostone.
Is a limestone made from precipitated calcite clastic?
No. Granite is igneous, formed from slow-cooling felsic magma.
What type of rock is made into cement?
Limestone, dolostone and others.
Which two rocks metamorphose into marble?
Limestone and dolostone can metamorphose into marble.
What sedimentary rock can be transformed by heat and pressure into marble?
Limestone and dolostone.
What is the composition of dolostone?
Dolostone is a type of sedimentary rock that is composed of the mineral dolomite, which is mainly magnesium calcium carbonate. It is closely related to limestone
