Dolomite
Abstract/Description: | (CaMg)(CO3)2 - Mohs Hardness: 3 1/2 to 4. Dolomite as a mineral has very few uses. However, dolostone has an enormous number of uses because it occurs in deposits that are large enough to mine. The most common use for dolostone is in the construction industry. It is crushed and sized for use as a road base material, an aggregate in concrete and asphalt, railroad ballast, rip-rap, or fill. It is also calcined in the production of cement and cut into blocks of specific size known as "dimension stone." |
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Subject(s): | New Jersey, United States environmental sciences |
Title: | Dolomite. |
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Type of Resource: | still image | |
Genre: | natural object | |
Physical Form: | image/jpeg | |
Abstract/Description: | (CaMg)(CO3)2 - Mohs Hardness: 3 1/2 to 4. Dolomite as a mineral has very few uses. However, dolostone has an enormous number of uses because it occurs in deposits that are large enough to mine. The most common use for dolostone is in the construction industry. It is crushed and sized for use as a road base material, an aggregate in concrete and asphalt, railroad ballast, rip-rap, or fill. It is also calcined in the production of cement and cut into blocks of specific size known as "dimension stone." | |
Identifier(s): | rockminx-5-3-3 (IID) | |
Subject(s): |
New Jersey, United States environmental sciences |
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Held by: | The University of Toledo | |
Location: | Digital Initiatives, University of Toledo Libraries | |
Rights Statement: | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES | |
Related Title: | UT Department of Environmental Sciences. | |
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