ankerite

English

Ankerite

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑŋkɚˌaɪt/

Noun

ankerite (plural ankerites)

1. (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

any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals

• Finnish: ankeriitti
• French: ankérite (fr) f
• German: Ankerit m
• Italian: ankerite f
• Polish: ankeryt (pl) m
• Portuguese: ankerita f, anquerita f
• Spanish: ankerita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Ankerite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “ankerite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• keratein, kreatine

Italian

Noun

ankerite f (plural ankeriti)

1. (mineralogy) ankerite