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Uncommon card · Science
Dolomite, an Uncommon card
Dolomite is a sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg2.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 79
- Power
- 149
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 88,000
Power 149 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Dolomite quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Dolomite card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He recognized and described the distinct characteristics of dolomite in the late 18th century, ______ it from limestone.
Answer
differentiating. He recognized and described the distinct characteristics of dolomite in the late 18th century, differentiating it from limestone. From the Dolomite article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Peripheral Component Interconnect. Peripheral Component Interconnect 84 · Anchor 78 · Flying wing 73 · Dolomite 70 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It occurs widely, often in association with limestone and evaporites, though it is less abundant than limestone and rare in Cenozoic rock beds.
- One of the first geologists to distinguish dolomite from limestone was Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, a French mineralogist and geologist after whom it is named.
- He recognized and described the distinct characteristics of dolomite in the late 18th century, differentiating it from limestone.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Dolomite article was read about 88,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 79: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Dolomite
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Dolomite (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ondrej Pelech, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
