British spelling: to transform rock or sediment into dolomite through chemical processes, typically involving magnesium-rich fluids replacing calcium carbonate.
From dolomite + -ise (British suffix for verb formation); used in geological contexts since the 20th century to describe mineral transformation.
Geologists still debate exactly how dolomite forms in nature—the 'dolomite problem' has stumped them for 200 years because lab experiments rarely produce it the way it appears in rocks.
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