dolomitic marble

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Scope note
A white, medium-grain marble composed of greater than 90% calcium magnesium carbonate. Dolomitic marbles were quarried in Cape Vathy on Thasos from antiquity to about the 5th century CE.
dolomitic marble
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024