Standard Block: Dolomite

Primary standard

NOTES: Homogeneous. Green area to the lower left (X-ray map) is not a different mineral, but a sloping cleavage surface.

Position57
MineralDolomite
Sample NameDol
TypeCarbonate
Nominal formulaCaMg(CO3)2
SupplierCannon Microprobe, Seattle, WA
SourceUnknown
Original reported analysisHarvard oxygen standard, analysis with oxygen as a discrete element, American Mineralogist, Volume 77, pages 1087-1091, 1993.
Composition qualityPrimary standard
CommentsAm. Min. analysis modified slightly to better fit stoichiometry. Very similar to EDS analysis, including carbon.
C
O
Mg
Ca
Mn
Fe
13.01
51.99
13.08
21.66
0.2
0.06