The process whereby a calcium carbonate rock is converted to double calcium magnesium carbonate – ‘dolomite’. Fossils are usually destroyed during this change.
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The process whereby a calcium carbonate rock is converted to double calcium magnesium carbonate – ‘dolomite’. Fossils are usually destroyed during this change.