Ankerite Definition

ăngkə-rīt
noun
A white, gray, or red iron-rich dolomitic or carbonate mineral, Ca(Fe,Mg,Mn)(CO3 )2 .
American Heritage
A variety of dolomite, Ca(Fe,Mg,Mn)(CO3)2, with more iron than magnesium.
Webster's New World

(mineralogy) Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Ankerite

Noun

Singular:
ankerite
Plural:
ankerites

Origin of Ankerite

  • After the Austrian mineralogist Mathias Joseph Anker (1771-1843) in 1825 +‎ -ite.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Matthias Joseph Anker (1771–1843), Austrian mineralogist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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