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ankerite definition

an·ker·ite (aŋ′kər īt′)

noun

a variety of dolomite, Ca(Fe, Mg, Mn) (CO), with more iron than magnesium

Etymology: Ger ankerit, after M. J. Anker, 19th-c. Austrian mineralogist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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