Main Dolomite

Main dolomite Hauptdolomit Stratigraphic range: Carnian & Norian ages, Late Triassic Epoch, Mesozoic Era
Main Dolomite Formation, exposed in the Northern Limestone Alps.
Type	Geological formation
Thickness	0–2,200 metres (0–7,218 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Dolomite (rock)
Location
Region	Limestone Alps and Apennines ranges, Central Europe

Main dolomite (also Main Dolomite, German: Hauptdolomit, Italian: Dolomia Principale) is a lithostratigraphic unit in the Alps of Europe.

The formation is found in:

It is primarily made of dolomite rock, ranging 0–2,200 metres (0–7,218 ft) in thickness. The formation was deposited in shallow lagoons during the Late Carnian and Early Norian ages of the Late Triassic epoch in the Triassic Period, during the Mesozoic Era..

Fossil prosauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.