Sinkholes happen when bedrock erodes over eons of time as acidic water wears down limestone or dolomite, which are the two most common carbonate rocks in Florida. This empties drainage systems and ...

Hillsborough County, FL - Parts of Florida are grappling with ... Sinkholes form when underground rock, often limestone or dolomite, is eroded by acidic water. This erosion creates cavities ...

Now, a team has cracked the problem, figuring out how to speedily grow dolomite crystals for the very first time. Despite trying to carefully recreate its natural growing conditions, scientists ...

Although dolomite is relatively plentiful in rocks older than 100 million years, scientists have been unable to replicate the geologic process in the lab—until now. Using a transmission electron ...