Definition
A mineral composed of calcium, magnesium, iron, and manganese carbonates, often found in iron ore deposits and metamorphic rocks.
Etymology
Named after Matthias Joseph Anker, an 18th-century Austrian mineralogist, with the suffix "-ite" added to indicate a mineral. This follows the common scientific convention of naming minerals after notable geologists.
Kelly Says
Ankerite is an industrial detective—geologists look for it as a signal that valuable iron deposits are nearby, so this humble mineral has made miners rich by revealing where to dig.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንበር አይት
an-ber ai-t
ARالعربية
أوكسيد الحديد
aw-k-sid al-hadeed
BNবাংলা
অ্যাংকারাইট
aṅkār-ai-t
CACatalà
ankerita
an-ke-ri-ta
CSČeština
ankerit
an-ker-it
DADansk
ankerit
an-ker-it
DEDeutsch
Ankerit
an-ker-it
ELΕλληνικά
ανκερίτης
an-ke-ri-tis
ESEspañol
ankerita
an-ke-ri-ta
FAفارسی
آنکرایت
an-kera-yit
FISuomi
ankerit
an-ker-it
FRFrançais
ankerite
an-ke-ri-t
HAHA
ankerite
an-ke-ri-te
HUMagyar
ankerit
an-ker-it
IDBahasa Indonesia
ankerit
an-ker-it
IGIG
ankerite
an-ke-ri-te
ITItaliano
ankerite
an-ke-ri-te
JA日本語
アンカーライト
an-kaa raito
KMKM
អង្គរ មាស
an-kor ma-as
KO한국어
앵커이트
aeng-keo-i-teu
MSBahasa Melayu
ankerit
an-ker-it
MYမြန်မာ
အန်ကာရိုင်
an-ka-roi-ng
NLNederlands
ankeriet
an-ker-iet
NONorsk
ankerit
an-ker-it
PLPolski
ankerit
an-ker-it
PTPortuguês
ankerita
an-ke-ri-ta
RORomână
ankerit
an-ker-it
RUРусский
анкерит
an-ke-rit
SVSvenska
ankerit
an-ker-it
SWKiswahili
ankerite
an-ke-ri-te
TAதமிழ்
ஆங்கர்ரைட்
aṅkar-rai-t
TEతెలుగు
앵కరైట్
an-kar-ai-t
THไทย
แอนเคอไรต์
an-keo-rai-t
TRTürkçe
ankerit
an-ker-it
UKУкраїнська
анкерит
an-ke-rit
VITiếng Việt
ankerit
an-ke-rit
YOYO
ankerite
an-ke-ri-te
ZUZU
ankerite
an-ke-ri-te