Dolomite (R6211)

Dolomite is a mineral formed by the combination of calcium and magnesium carbonate.
It is a brittle mineral with a specific gravity of 2.8 g/cm³ and a hardness of 3.5-4.
It is separated from calcite because it dissolves by foaming when heated.
Crystal system: Hexagonal
Hardness : 3,5-4
Specific gravity : 2.86

Packaging: 1 kg (2,20 lb) - 25 kg (55,12 lb)

Dolomite is a word used to describe both a mineral CaMg(CO3)2 and a rock containing this mineral as its main component.
The rocks formed by dolomite minerals are also called dolostones.
It is known that the formation of these rocks is not a direct chemical precipitation of dolomite, but the limestones are formed under the influence of magnesium-rich waters.
In semi-enclosed environments separated from the sea by an elevation where there is excessive evaporation, it may be possible for the water to become richer in magnesium gradually, and for the sludge consisting of calcite to interact with these dense solutions and turn into dolomite.
It is a mineral that has a wide spread area in the world and in Turkey and does not have a reserve problem.
Although dolomite is used in large quantities and in many different sectors in the world, a very important part of the production in Turkey is used only in the iron-steel and glass industry.
Dolomites are of great importance in geology because of the reservoir rock feature of oil.

Grain Size
-500 µm + 100 µm = 90%

Features
Whiteness = 88% -92%
Humidity= 0.04%

Chemical analysis
 CaO      MgO       SiO2     Al2O3     Fe2O3     Na2O      K2O      CO2
32.46%   19.57%    0.34%     0.16%     0.04%     0.04%    0.05%    47.34%