Triassic dolostone from Slovakia

Dolostone is a sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite. Sedimentary rock is one of the three main rock types (the others being igneous and Metamorphic rock) Carbonate rocks are a class of Sedimentary rocks composed primarily of Carbonate Minerals The two major types are Limestone and Dolomite A mineral is a naturally occurring substance formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition a highly ordered atomic structure and specific Dolomite (ˈdɒləmaɪt is the name of a Sedimentary Carbonate rock and a Mineral, both composed It is usually referred to as dolomite rock. In Geology, rock is a naturally occurring aggregate of Minerals and/or Mineraloids The Earth's outer solid layer the ‘ Lithosphere In old U.S.G.S. publications it was referred to as magnesian limestone. The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 Most dolostone formed as a magnesium replacement of limestone or lime mud prior to lithification. Magnesium (mægˈniːziəm is a Chemical element with the symbol Mg, Atomic number 12 Atomic weight 24 Lime is a general term for various naturally occurring Minerals and materials derived from them in which Carbonates Oxides and Hydroxides of Lithification (from the Greek word lithos meaning 'rock' and the Latin -derived suffix -ific) is the process in which Sediments compact It is resistant to erosion and can either contain bedded layers or be unbedded. Erosion is the carrying away or displacement of solids ( Sediment, Soil, rock and other particles usually by the agents of currents such as wind It is less soluble than limestone in weakly acidic groundwater, but it can still develop solution features over time. In Computer science, ACID ( Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability) is a set of properties that guarantee that Database transactions are Groundwater is Water located beneath the Ground surface in Soil pore spaces and in the Fractures of lithologic formations

The term dolostone was introduced to avoid confusion with the mineral dolomite. The usage of the term dolostone is controversial because the name dolomite was first applied to the rock during the late eighteenth century and thus has technical precedence. Dolomite (ˈdɒləmaɪt is the name of a Sedimentary Carbonate rock and a Mineral, both composed The use of the term dolostone is not recommended by the Glossary of Geology published by the American Geological Institute (AGI). It is, however, used in some geological publications.

References

1. Blatt, Harvey and Robert J. Tracy (1996). Petrology; Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic, 2nd Ed. pp. 317-323. W. H. Freeman. ISBN 0-7167-2438-3.  
2. Tucker, M. E. and Wright, V. P. (1990). Carbonate Sedimentology, 482 p. . Blackwell Scientific Publications. ISBN 0-632-01472-5.  
3. Zenger, D. H. . and Mazzullo, S. J. (1982). Dolomitization, 426 p. . Hutchinson Ross Publishing Co. ISBN 0-87933-416-9.