Name: Dolomite CaMg(CO3)2
Type: Mineral
Class: Carbonate
Subclass: None
Particle Size: Coarse
Sample No.: dolomite_3
Owner: JHU
Wavelength Range: TIR
Origin: Donated by Norma Vergo;  sample from Corydon, Indiana.
Collection Date: N/A
Description: The hand sample was massive, multicrystalline, and pink in color and appeared to be pure dolomite. Microscopic examination confirmed this. Particle size was 74-250 Micrometers. Original ASTER Spectral Library name was jhu.nicolet.mineral.carbonate.none.coarse.dolomi3.spectrum.txt
Mineral:  Dolomite CaMg(CO3)2

Sample No.: dolomite.3

XRD Analysis:  Pure dolomite.

Chemistry:  Volatile analysis by C. S. Papp, J. D. Sharkey, and K. J. 
Curry, and XRF analysis of the non-volatiles by J. Taggare, A. Bartel, 
and D. Diems, USGS Branch of Analytical Chemistry, Denver, showed 
good dolomite composition:

SiO2	0.11
Al2O3	<0.10
FeTO3 	0.55
MgO	20.20
CaO	32.00
K2O 	<0.02
Na2O	<0.15
TiO2 	<0.02
MnO	<0.02
P2O5 	<0.05
CO2	45.44
H2O	0.09
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Total	98.75
