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Class: CarbonateHardness: 3.5 - 4Density: 2.85Streak: WhiteLustre: VitreousHabit: Crystalline or aggregate, some with twin striae.Colours: Pinky/peach, white, gray, brown.
Identification in hand sample:Harder than calcite
Associations:Major constituent of dolostone (aka dolomite).
Industrial / ecomonic uses:Used in manufacture of portland cement.
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