Xinjiang Petroleum Geology ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3): 323-326.

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Structure and Evolution of Dolomite

YANG Boa, b, CAI Zhong-xiana, ZHAO Wen-guanga   

  1. China University of Geosciences, a. Faculty of Resources, b. State Key Laboratory of Geologic Process and Mineral Resources, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
  • Received:2009-09-19 Revised:2009-12-30 Published:2020-09-17

Abstract: Based on the nucleation and growth kinetics theory, the dolomite structure can be classified in terms of crystal size and crystal edge shape. The evolution of the dolomite structure is controlled by the chemical composition and deposit texture of primitive rocks and dolomized fluid. The primitive rocks can be classified into the muddy limestone and muddy limestone with grains in terms of chemical component and the limestone with dissolved pore and cement, micritic limestone and muddy limestone with grains in terms of structural composition. The evolution of dolomite structure is discussed in condition of varied concentration dolomized fluid.

Key words: dolomite, texture/structure evolution, chemical kinetics, dolomized fluid

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