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MARBLE #2   (detail)
Dolomitic marble     -   Other specific examples: #1 | #2 | #3 | #4
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Calcite: CaCO3
Description
Here the specimen has been wet with water, which accentuates the grains. Now we can see the interlocking crystals that make up the dolomite.
  

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