It is used for acid neutralization in the chemical industry, in stream restoration projects, and as a soil conditioner. Dolomite is used as a source of magnesia (MgO), a feed additive for livestock, a sintering agent and flux in metal processing, and as an ingredient in the production of glass, bricks, and ceramics.

Where is dolomite most commonly found?

In powdered form, dolomite dissolves readily with effervescence in warm acids. Although rock beds containing dolomite are found throughout the world, the most notable quarries are located in the Midwestern United States; Ontario, Canada; Switzerland; Pamplona, Spain; and Mexico.

Is dolomite used in houses?

The dolomitic limestone from our quarries have a wide variety of practical applications such as being used as an aggregate in concrete and asphalt mixtures that are used to build highways, airport runways, parking lots, sidewalks, curbs and residential streets and roadways, to name a few.