different between dolomite vs conite

dolomite

English

Etymology

From French dolomite, coined March 1792 by Nicolas de Saussure, named after French mineralogist and engineer Déodat de Dolomieu (1750–1801) who described the stone in 1791 by adding -ite, from place name Dolomieu, Isère.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?do?l.??ma?t/, /?d?l.??ma?t/

Noun

dolomite (countable and uncountable, plural dolomites)

  1. (mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO3)2; it also exists as the rock dolostone.
    Synonym: magnesian limestone

Derived terms

  • dolomite rock
  • dolomitic
  • dolostone
  • Dolomites

Translations

See also

  • Dolomites

References

Further reading

  • dolomite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d?.l?.mit/

Noun

dolomite f (plural dolomites)

  1. dolomite

Further reading

  • “dolomite” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

dolomite f (plural dolomiti)

  1. (mineralogy) dolomite

Anagrams

  • demolito

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conite

English

Alternative forms

  • konite

Etymology

Ancient Greek ????? (kónis, dust), from its grey colour, +? -ite.

Noun

conite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A magnesian variety of dolomite.

Derived terms

  • xanthoconite

Anagrams

  • ecotin, neotic, noetic, notice

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