dolostone

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Scope note
A type of limestone having calcium carbonate content approaching 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.
dolostone
Accepted term: 02-Dec-2024