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Scientists finally succeed in growing dolomite in the lab by dissolving structural defects during growth phys.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phys.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
<p>For 200 years, scientists have failed to grow a common mineral in the laboratory under the conditions believed to have formed it naturally. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Michigan and Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan, have finally pulled it off, thanks to a new theory developed from atomic simulations.</p>
<p>Their success resolves a long-standing geology mystery called the "Dolomite Problem." Dolomite—a key mineral in the Dolomite mountains in Italy, Niagara Falls, the White Cliffs of Dover and Utah's Hoodoos—is very abundant in rocks <a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.2c00078#"><u>older than 100 million years</u></a>, but nearly absent in younger formations.</p>
<p>The lessons learned from the Dolomite Problem can help engineers manufacture higher-quality materials for semiconductors, solar panels, batteries and other
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