Dolomite Powder is a double carbonate of calcium and magnesium.
It is of sedimentary origin and is believed to have been formed due to the
alteration of calcium carbonate sediments or rocks by sea-water rich in magnesia.
Specialty
Production mainly reported from Rajasthan
Also exported to Bangladesh
Consumed in fertilizer industry
Provides good fluxing effect in furnaces and helps complete reactions in the melt
Divided into two grades in steel and ferro-alloys industries