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 ...

The key to finally growing dolomite in the lab lay in eliminating defects in the mineral’s structure as it formed. When minerals develop in water, atoms typically deposit in an orderly fashion on one ...

The 'Dolomite Problem' Has Baffled Scientists for 2 Centuries—and Now They've Solved It A notorious crystal mystery has suddenly dissolved under the light of new science. By Darren Orf Published ...

Researchers have successfully grown dolomite in the lab, resolving a 200-year-old geological mystery and potentially advancing materials science for semiconductors and other technologies.

Disordered structure. As a result of their simulations, the researchers spotted a key step in the dolomite growth process that had eluded scientists for decades. In supersaturated conditions, they ...

After placing a tiny dolomite crystal in a solution of calcium and magnesium, the team gently pulsed the electron beam 4,000 times over two hours, dissolving away the defects.

Dolomite is a mineral so important, there’s a whole mountain range named after it. As well as these peaks in the Italian Alps, dolomite is abundant in the White Cliffs of Dover, the hoodoos of ...

It is the main constituent of marble, dolomite and many types of sediment, and it is also found in the shells of crabs, mussels, snails, sea urchins and in single-celled ... "We also observed that the ...