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ankerite

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an⋅ker⋅ite

  [ang-kuh-rahyt]
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–noun
a carbonate mineral related to dolomite but with iron replacing part of the magnesium.
Origin:
1835–45; named after M. J. Anker (d. 1843), Austrian mineralogist; see -ite 1
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an·ker·ite   (āng'kə-rīt')   
n.  A white, gray, or red iron-rich dolomitic or carbonate mineral, Ca(Fe,Mg,Mn)(CO3)2.

[After Matthias Joseph Anker (1771-1843), Austrian mineralogist.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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