> Dolomite is commonly found in deposits of a sedimentary rock called dolostone. There are two types of materials often called dolomite, a true chemically uniform calcium magnesium carbonate with the chemical formula CaMg(CO3)2, and dolomitic limestone, which is just an irregular mixture of calcium and magnesium carbonates. Main Applications : The inherent differences between dolomite and calcite drive the applications for dolomite. Dolomite is chosen for many construction and building product applications due to its increased hardness and density. Asphalt and concrete
applications prefer dolomite as a filler for its higher strength and hardness. Dolomite also finds use in a number of applications as a source of magnesium such as glass and ceramics manufacture, as well as a sintering agent in iron ore pelletization and as a flux agent in steel making. Farmers use dolomite for agricultural pH control. The chemical industry uses the mineral dolomite in making magnesium salts including magnesia, magnesium oxide (MgO), which is used in pharmaceuticals.As an industrial mineral, dolomite’s usage is significantly less than calcite’s. This is primarily due to the relative lack of high brightness deposits of dolomite. The alteration process that forms dolomite tends to bring in additional impurities that reduce brightness or tint the stone brown or gray. In regions where high brightness dolomites do exist, they share many of the applications of calcium carbonate.