Dolomite is one of the commonest minerals that abound in the formation of a number of geological conditions. And it is found in abundance in eastern Algeria, especially Ain Mlila-Wilaya of Oum El Bouaghi-Algeria. The analyzed sample of raw dolomite has been by various physical-chemical techniques. The constituents of these carbonates are Ca, Mg, C, O, Al, Si, Fe, Ba, F, and Sr, analysis by XRD, and Raman, show that in addition to CaMg(CO3)2, we may have calcium carbonate. The Photoluminescence analysis characterizes the intrinsic and extrinsic defects of this carbonate. Differential thermal analysis reveals the different transformations of this mineral during heating. Indeed several stages including the elimination of water, the departure of CO2, the formation of MgO, and finally the formation of CaO.
Physical techniques in biological research. Volume 2: Physical chemical techniques (Oster, Gerald, and Pollister, Arthur W., eds.)