Dolomites Wikipedia
Etymology. The Dolomites, also known as the "Pale Mountains", take their name from the carbonate rock was named after the 18thcentury French mineralogist Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750–1801), who was the first to describe the mineral.. History. During the First World War, the front line between the Italian and AustroHungarian forces ran through the Dolomites, where both ...