{ "model": { "rank": 4783, "code": "thing-q167741", "model_id": "vr.tr.dolomite", "name": "dolomite", "purpose": "Enable an AI agent to recognise dolomite, assess the condition and suitability of a specimen or material lot, and identify what evidence is needed before use or processing.", "family": "Thing Registry", "category": "Physical world and living systems", "status": "research-draft", "kind": "thing", "plane": "PHY", "domain": "PHY.MAT", "industry": "", "version": "", "url": "/models/thing/q167741/", "tier": 2, "score": 72, "payload": { "layer": "wikidata", "aliases": [ "teruelite", "dolomitic marlstone" ], "aliasCount": 2, "merged": 2, "knownIn": 72, "facets": null, "markers": [], "lexicalClass": "", "senseRank": null, "alsoRegisteredAs": "vr.tr.dolomite", "source": { "dataset": "wikidata", "item": "Q167741", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167741", "license": "CC0 1.0" } }, "research": { "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-09T20:59:48Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 22.8, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a087f7-4be7-7b52-8995-97669ef18839\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. 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"scope_statement": "This model owns dolomite in the mineral sense, including its occurrence in characterised specimens and material lots; it records whether a supplied name instead denotes dolomitic rock or a commercial mixture without treating those as identical to the mineral.", "in_scope": [ "Mineral identity, nominal calcium-magnesium carbonate composition and evidence of phase identification", "Composition departures, associated minerals, impurities and declared grade", "Crystal structure, grain properties and physical condition", "Provenance, sampling and the representativeness of analytical results", "Suitability for an intended use, processing response and sample-specific handling constraints" ], "out_of_scope": [ "Dolostone formations, stratigraphy and deposit-scale geological models", "Calcite, magnesite and other carbonate minerals as independently modelled substances", "Quarry operations and mineral-processing equipment", "Concrete, soil amendments, refractory products and 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powder | dolomite-bearing rock | commercial mixture | unresolved", "why_it_matters": "Prevents properties of the mineral from being assigned automatically to a rock or supplied product." }, { "name": "Mineral-phase identification", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "unverified | provisionally identified | analytically supported | conflicting evidence; method and report required", "why_it_matters": "Controls whether subsequent assessments can rely on the dolomite identity." }, { "name": "Dolomite phase fraction", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "mass %, with analytical method, uncertainty and reporting basis", "why_it_matters": "Distinguishes mineral-rich material from mixtures and supports grade assessment." }, { "name": "Calcium-to-magnesium ratio", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "mol/mol, identifying whether measured in bulk material or the dolomite phase", "why_it_matters": "Helps assess composition while avoiding identification from bulk chemistry alone." }, { "name": "Associated minerals and impurities", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "phase names with mass %; elemental concentrations in mg/kg or mass %, including detection limits", "why_it_matters": "Accompanying phases can change performance, processing behaviour and handling requirements." }, { "name": "Crystal structure and ordering evidence", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "uncharacterised | characterised; diffraction interpretation and applicable ordering metric", "why_it_matters": "Supports distinction from related carbonate phases and interpretation of composition." }, { "name": "Particle-size distribution", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "µm or mm; sieve fractions or distribution percentiles with method", "why_it_matters": "Affects dissolution, processing, segregation and the potential to generate airborne dust." }, { "name": "Moisture content", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "mass %, with wet- or dry-basis convention and measurement conditions", "why_it_matters": "Changes mass-based composition comparisons, flow behaviour and dosing." }, { "name": "Density or bulk density", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "kg/m³, distinguishing particle density from loose or compacted bulk density", "why_it_matters": "Prevents packing-dependent measurements from being mistaken for mineral properties." }, { "name": "Dissolution or neutralisation performance", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "reported test metric with units, particle size, solution composition, temperature and duration", "why_it_matters": "Makes reactivity evidence usable for a particular application." }, { "name": "Thermal transformation state", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "no transformation detected | partially transformed | transformed | unknown; supporting phase analysis", "why_it_matters": "Determines whether the material remains within the dolomite mineral model." }, { "name": "Lot and analytical provenance", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "links to source locality or supplier, lot, sample, preparation record and analytical report", "why_it_matters": "Defines which material an observation actually describes." } ], "affordances": [ "Request or evaluate mineral-phase testing when a dolomite label is unsupported.", "Compare a characterised lot against an application-specific composition and particle-size specification.", "Select representative sampling and additional impurity tests where existing evidence is insufficient.", "Assess whether grinding, washing or separation could achieve a specified physical grade.", "Track dissolution or thermal processing and transfer transformed material to the appropriate neighbouring model.", "Derive handling requirements from the actual composition, particle form, intended operation and applicable evidence." ] }, "sources": [], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "dolomite-identity", "name": "Dolomite identity", "description": "Establishes what the name denotes and whether mineralogical 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"rationale": "Bulk calcium and magnesium measurements alone cannot establish mineral purity or fitness for use.", "layers": [ { "id": "phase-composition", "name": "Phase composition", "description": "Characterises calcium, magnesium and other constituents within the identified mineral phase.", "findings": [ { "id": "composition-basis", "name": "Composition basis", "description": "Record phase-specific chemistry and distinguish it from whole-sample elemental or oxide-equivalent reporting.", "questions": [ { "text": "What calcium-to-magnesium ratio was measured, and does it describe individual dolomite grains or the bulk sample?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "composition-basis-q01" }, { "text": "Which additional elements are assigned to the dolomite structure, and which are attributed to accompanying phases?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "composition-basis-q02" }, { "text": "Are reported percentages elemental, carbonate-based or oxide-equivalent, and are they on a dry basis?", "kind": "definition", "id": "composition-basis-q03" } ] } ] }, { "id": "associated-phases-and-specification", "name": "Associated phases and specification", "description": "Connects mineral proportions and impurity measurements to a declared material grade.", "findings": [ { "id": "grade-evidence", "name": "Grade evidence", "description": "Record the measured mineral assemblage and the exact specification under which a grade is claimed.", "questions": [ { "text": "What proportions of dolomite, other carbonates and non-carbonate phases are present, with what detection limits?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "grade-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Which intended-use specification defines acceptable impurities and minimum dolomite content for this lot?", "kind": "action", "id": "grade-evidence-q02" }, { "text": "How was the sample selected to represent variation across the lot or source material?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "grade-evidence-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "physical-state-and-reactivity", "name": "Physical state and reactivity", "description": "Records the physical form and condition-dependent response of dolomite material.", "rationale": "A crystal, coarse aggregate and fine powder can share a mineral identity while behaving differently in use.", "layers": [ { "id": "grain-and-bulk-condition", "name": "Grain and bulk condition", "description": "Characterises grain size, moisture, packing and observable alteration.", "findings": [ { "id": "physical-condition-evidence", "name": "Physical condition evidence", "description": "Record properties at the specimen, particle or bulk scale without conflating those scales.", "questions": [ { "text": "What particle-size distribution, moisture content and agglomeration state describe the material as supplied?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "physical-condition-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Do density and porosity measurements describe mineral grains, rock fragments or a packed powder?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "physical-condition-evidence-q02" }, { "text": "What evidence indicates surface coatings, weathering or contamination that could affect testing or use?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "physical-condition-evidence-q03" } ] } ] }, { "id": "dissolution-and-heating", "name": "Dissolution and heating", "description": "Characterises reaction behaviour under specified chemical and thermal conditions.", "findings": [ { "id": "reaction-and-transformation-evidence", "name": "Reaction and transformation evidence", "description": "Record observed responses and resulting phases rather than assigning an unconditional reactivity or transition temperature.", "questions": [ { "text": "Under what solution composition, temperature, duration and particle size was dissolution or neutralisation measured?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "reaction-and-transformation-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "What heating conditions and atmosphere were used, and what mass changes and resulting phases were observed?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "reaction-and-transformation-evidence-q02" }, { "text": "At what observed transformation should the output be represented as a reaction product rather than unchanged dolomite?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "reaction-and-transformation-evidence-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "use-and-handling-decisions", "name": "Use and handling decisions", "description": "Connects verified lot properties to application requirements and handling evidence.", "rationale": "A dolomite identity alone does not establish suitability, product classification or acceptable operating conditions.", "layers": [ { "id": "application-fit", "name": "Application fit", "description": "Evaluates a specific material against the requirements of its proposed use.", "findings": [ { "id": "application-acceptance", "name": "Application acceptance", "description": "Record application-specific acceptance criteria and the tests needed to establish compliance.", "questions": [ { "text": "For the proposed use, 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Applied to this entry by rule. No source was read for this thing and no claim here is researched. This entry carries no facets of its own, so they were inferred from its domain - a guess about a whole domain applied to one thing.", "facetsInferred": true, "nextPass": "A researcher replaces this draft with a sourced specification. 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Appearance varies with grade, form and additives; identification is by label, by documentation, or by assay." ], "relatedModels": [ { "relation": "covers", "note": "Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.", "targets": [ "teruelite", "dolomitic marlstone" ] } ], "standing": "Described in 72 Wikipedia languages, which measures how widely it is written about rather than how important or how common it is. 2 finer distinctions are held inside this entry as names rather than as separate models.", "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "identity-and-classification", "name": "Identity, naming and classification", "description": "How an agent tells one dolomite from another, and a dolomite from things that resemble it.", "rationale": "Recognition comes before every other claim. 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