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Dolomite rock forms through the replacement of limestone by magnesium-rich groundwater
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Multiple geological and petrological sources confirm that dolomite rock commonly forms through the diagenetic replacement of limestone (calcite) by magnesium-rich groundwater, brines, or hydrothermal fluids.

Evidence for · 8
Self-accelerating dolomite-for-calcite replacement: Self-organized dynamics of burial dolomitization and associated mineralization
2011 · cited by 96
Details burial dolomitization driven by Mg-rich brines replacing calcite host rock.
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Evaluating new fault‐controlled hydrothermal dolomitization models: Insights from the Cambrian Dolomite, Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
2020 · cited by 79
Discusses fault-controlled hydrothermal dolomitization and magnesium sources in sedimentary basins.
Reflux dolomitization – A Holocene example beneath a coastal salina, West Caicos Island, Turks and Caicos Islands
2018 · cited by 20
Describes Holocene reflux dolomitization where magnesium-rich brines replace carbonate rocks.
Book: Physical Geology
1991 · cited by 0
States that dolomite forms from limestone as calcium is replaced by rich solutions.
OpenAIRE: Petrology of Lower and Middle Eocene Carbonate Rocks, Floridan Aquifer, Central Florida: ABSTRACT
1984 · cited by 0
Notes dolomite forms early by replacement of limestone through magnesium-rich brines.
OpenAIRE: Micro‐scale chemical and physical patterns in an interface of hydrothermal dolomitization reveals the governing transport mechanisms in nature: Case of the Layens anticline, Pyrenees, France
2020 · cited by 0
Examines hydrothermal dolomitization as a replacement process of limestone by fluids.
OpenAIRE: The Sabkhas Of Qatar: An Ideal Place To Study The Origin Of Dolomitic Hydrocarbon Reservoir Rocks
2014 · cited by 0
Discusses the origin of sedimentary dolomite and magnesium-rich environments, mentioning replacement.
Coevolution of diagenetic fronts and fluid-fracture pathways.
2022 · cited by 0
Notes stratigraphic dolomite bodies formed via recrystallization and stabilization by warm, Mg-rich fluids.
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  1. Wikipedia: Dolomitereferencesame source L1no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  2. Wikipedia: Limestonereferencesame source L1no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  3. Book: Physical Geologyreferencesupports
  4. Book: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of the Geological Sciencesreferencesupports
  5. OpenAIRE: An experimental study of the breakdown of dolomite in H2O at 700 °C, 100 MPapeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  6. OpenAIRE: Petrology of Lower and Middle Eocene Carbonate Rocks, Floridan Aquifer, Central Florida: ABSTRACTpeer-reviewedsupports
  7. OpenAIRE: Micro‐scale chemical and physical patterns in an interface of hydrothermal dolomitization reveals the governing transport mechanisms in nature: Case of the Layens anticline, Pyrenees, Francepeer-reviewedsupports
  8. OpenAIRE: Chert in Lisburne Limestone of Alaska: ABSTRACTpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  9. OpenAIRE: Stoichiometric Characterization of Dolomites by Cell and Rietveld Refinements (Middle Triassic, French Jura): A New Approachpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  10. OpenAIRE: The Sabkhas Of Qatar: An Ideal Place To Study The Origin Of Dolomitic Hydrocarbon Reservoir Rockspeer-reviewedsupports
  11. Self-accelerating dolomite-for-calcite replacement: Self-organized dynamics of burial dolomitization and associated mineralizationpeer-reviewedsupports
  12. Evaluating new fault‐controlled hydrothermal dolomitization models: Insights from the Cambrian Dolomite, Western Canadian Sedimentary Basinpeer-reviewedsupports
  13. Reflux dolomitization – A Holocene example beneath a coastal salina, West Caicos Island, Turks and Caicos Islandspeer-reviewedsupports
  14. Brine Composition as a Key Factor in Limestone-CO2 Reaction Dynamicspeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  15. Coevolution of diagenetic fronts and fluid-fracture pathways.peer-reviewedsupports
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