Describing rock or mineral that has been converted from dolomite into a different mineral form, typically limestone.
Past participle of dedolomitize. From de- + dolomitize + -ed. A technical geological adjective from the 20th century.
When geologists find 'dedolomitized limestone,' they're looking at rocks that have gone through a complete transformation—dolomite to limestone—which tells them a lot about the water and chemical history of that ancient seafloor.
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