English Explanatory Dictionary

ankerite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Pronunciation

/ˈɑŋkɚˌaɪt/

Word forms

ankerite ankerites

Etymology

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

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