Although dolomite is relatively plentiful in rocks older than 100 million years, scientists have been unable to replicate the geologic process in the lab—until now. Using a transmission electron ...

Witness the many stunning sides of Italy's Dolomite Mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its dramatic ...

For 200 years, scientists have failed to grow a common mineral in the laboratory under the conditions believed to have formed it naturally. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Michigan ...

Dolomite mountains: the Cristallo massif in the Italian Alps contains large quantities of dolomite. (Courtesy: kallerna/CC BY-SA 4.0) Dolomite is one of the most abundant carbonate minerals on Earth, ...

Mountains formed of dolomite, a calcium magnesium carbonate crystal, abound. And yet researchers have struggled for hundreds of years to form the mineral in a lab at close to ambient conditions. A new ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Yet scientists have failed to grow significant amounts of ...

The formation of the mineral dolomite is still puzzling scientists. Researchers have now shown that bacteria can facilitate the formation of dolomite. The study has been published online in the ...

Dolomite is a material that has been around for ages, but it was only recently that it sparked the interest of many Filipinos. Earlier this month, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...