Assertion: dolomite | /r/HasProperty | rock
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text: Dolomite (Rock) would be an unambiguous and satisfactory compromise and the term ‘dolostone’ could still be retained in the first sentence of the description.
text: Dolomite the Mineral, Dolomite the Rock:
text: Dolomite is also known as dolostone and dolomite rock.
text: Dolomite is both a mineral and a rock.
text: My purpose was to broaden the initial paragraph to cover dolomite (rock) as well as the mineral.
text: The rock article could be moved/renemed to Dolomite (rock).
text: In order to minimize confusion in the minds of lesser, non-scientific mortals like me and other average readers of WP, I propose that what is currently Dolomite be renamed to Dolomite (mineral), and Dolostone to Dolomite (rock).
text: In order to minimize confusion in the minds of lesser, non-scientific mortals like me and other average readers of WP, I propose that what is currently Dolomite be renamed to Dolomite (mineral), and Dolostone to Dolomite (rock).
text: Agree with renaming the two articles to Dolomite (mineral) and Dolomite (rock).
text: It would have been good if geologists could have widely adopted the term "dolostone" for dolomite (rock) several decades ago but unfortunately that did not happen and therefore the use of "dolostone", for the name of the rock type, is still not as widespread as dolomite.
text: I still feel that Dolomite (rock) and (mineral) are the best possible terms to distinguish between the two forms.
text: Agree with renaming the two articles to Dolomite (mineral) and Dolomite (rock).
text: Restore Dolostone back to Dolomite (rock)
text: Disagree with restoring Dolostone back to Dolomite (rock) because Dolostone is the current term used in karst science textbooks and by the state geological surveys where dolostones are most commonly found.  
text: The terms Dolomite (mineral) and Dolomite (rock) are/were unambiguous as Wikipedia article titles
text: The redirect of Dolostone to Dolomite (rock) had also worked well.
text: Changing the article title from Dolomite (rock) to Dolostone does not improve the readers ability to navigate to this rock type article nor find the separate mineral article.
text: Encyclopedia Britannica redirects occurrences of dolostone to dolomite (rock).
text: I now have no strong objection to either dolomite (rock) or dolostone for this article's title.
text: Dolostone is also less ambiguous and more elegant than dolomite or dolomite (rock) as a term to describe the rock type in the main text of the article and in the text of other related articles.
text: I totally agree with renaming the two articles to Dolomite (mineral) and Dolomite (rock).
text: Why do you think that Ford and Williams (2007) supports you action of changing Dolomite (rock) to Dolostone?
text: I believe that the term Dolostone, compared to dolomite (rock) would also better fit Wikipedia's five Good title characteristics.
text: And I believe the term is just as recognizeable and natural as dolomite (rock).
text: Summary so far Just over a year ago in April 2019, I, MinorProphet, proposed renaming Dolomite to Dolomite (mineral), and Dolostone to Dolomite (rock).
text: In April 2020 Cdecelle changed the title of this article back from Dolomite (rock) to Dolostone without discussion.
text: Although there is a certain level of approval for this title, a number of editors ( GeoWriter, IntoCaves, Paul H. , and Eric Unless Cdecelle has any more pertinent comments (or if we just need something to keep us going through lockdown), I suggest that we attempt to wrap up this interesting and fruitful discussion with a summarising vote and make a decision to keep Dolostone, or rename to Dolomite (rock) for the foreseeable future.
text: Rename to Dolomite (rock) as per wholly convincing arguments by the above-named editors.
text: Rename to Dolomite (rock) per WP:COMMONNAME and various arguments made above.
text: The current title is Dolomite and the disabiugator is (rock).
text: Dolomite, the rock, contains a large proportion of dolomite the mineral.
text: Dolomite the mineral is the main constituent in dolomite, the rock.