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Agriculture · Q330

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 330

Q330

Dolomite is

A.
CaCO3
B.
MgSO4
C.
Ca(OH)2
D.
MgCO3CaCO3
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Dolomite is the sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral, MgCO3CaCO3. Chemically it is an anhydrous double carbonate mineral composed of calcium and magnesium carbonate.
The mineral dolomite crystallizes in the trigonal-rhombohedral system. It forms white, tan, grey or pink crystals.