ankerite

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English

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Ankerite
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Etymology

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After the Austrian mineralogist Matthias Joseph Anker (1771-1843) in 1825 +‎ -ite.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ankerite (plural ankerites)

  1. (mineralogy) Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.
    • 1855, John William Dawson, Acadian geology:
      In this second excavation the red ore is more largely mixed with the micaceous specular variety, and also includes large rounded blocks of ankerite and angular fragments of rock.

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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Ankerite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “ankerite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  1. ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

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Italian

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Noun

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ankerite f (plural ankeriti)

  1. (mineralogy) ankerite
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