| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| ankerite |
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| SYLLABICATION: | an·ker·ite |
| PRONUNCIATION: | ng k -r t |
| NOUN: | A white, gray, or red iron-rich dolomitic or carbonate mineral, Ca(Fe,Mg,Mn)(CO3)2. | | ETYMOLOGY: | After M.J. Anker (17711843), Austrian mineralogist.
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