Global InformationCaymanite information
| Caymanite | |
|---|---|
 Caymanite from Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands | |
| General | |
| Category | Carbonate minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Identification | |
| Color | white to red and black |
| Solubility | Poorly soluble in dilute HCl |
Caymanite at its type area is an uncommon variety of dolomite, also known as dolostone, originally reported from locations in the Miocene Cayman Formation[1] in the Cayman Islands: the Bluff in Cayman Brac and the East End on Grand Cayman.
- ^ Brian Jones and Robert W. Luth, Petrography of Finely Crystalline Cenozoic Dolostones as Revealed by Backscatter Electron Imaging: Case Study of the Cayman Formation (Miocene), Grand Cayman, British West Indies, Journal of Sedimentary Research; November 2003; v. 73; no. 6; p. 1022-1035; doi:10.1306/042303731022