ankerite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
After the Austrian mineralogist Matthias Joseph Anker (1771-1843) in 1825 + -ite.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ankerite (plural ankerites)
- (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.
Translations[edit]
any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals
Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Ankerite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “ankerite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
- ^ 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[edit]
Noun[edit]
ankerite f (plural ankeriti)
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