Dolomitic quicklime is the name given to the quicklime formed from calcining a natural dolomitic limestone that contains nearly an equal molar weight percentage of calcium oxide to magnesium oxide. Ideally, this quicklime would contain 56% calcium oxide, 40% magnesium oxide...
Gypsum is one of the more common minerals in sedimentary environments. Gypsum crystal is a major rock forming mineral that produces massive beds, usually from precipitation out of highly saline waters. Since it forms easily from saline water, gypsum can have many inclusions...
Hydrated lime (or calcium hydroxide, or slaked lime) is usually a dry powder resulting from the controlled slaking of quicklime with water. The exothermic or released heat of reaction is captured and used to evaporate the excess slaking water. For "slurry lime" ex...
Quicklime (or calcium oxide, or burnt lime) is obtained by calcining pure limestone at temperatures above 900°C. This highly reactive product is essential to many industrial processes.