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Dolostone

Scope note

A type of limestone whose calcium carbonate content approaches 45%; employed as a flux in melting iron, as a lining for basic steel furnaces, for the production of magnesium metal, for filtering, and as a construction stone. MH

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300011348

Broader Terms used

magnesian limestone

Created

13yrs ago

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