ankerite
US/ˈɑŋkɚˌaɪt/
ankerite noun: any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.
Noun
ankerite (countable and uncountable, plural ankerites)
- Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.
- 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.1855, John William Dawson, Acadian geology
ankerite meaning in Tamil
ankerite in Tamil
- மிகை இரும்பு கனிப்பொருள், இரும்புச்சத்து அதிகமுடைய கனிப்பொருள் வகை
Forms of ankerite
| plural | ankerites |
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Origin of ankerite
After the Austrian mineralogist Matthias Joseph Anker (1771-1843) in 1825 + -ite.
Words formed from ankerite
Questions about ankerite
- What does ankerite mean?
- Ankerite means any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.
- What is ankerite in Tamil?
- Ankerite in Tamil is மிகை இரும்பு கனிப்பொருள், இரும்புச்சத்து அதிகமுடைய கனிப்பொருள் வகை. See Ankerite meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ankerite?
- Ankerite is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ankerite?
- Ankerite is pronounced /ˈɑŋkɚˌaɪt/ (US).
- What is the plural of ankerite?
- The plural of ankerite is ankerites.
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