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Ankerite
Ankerite is a calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese carbonate mineral of the dolomite family with formula: Ca(Fe,Mg,Mn)(CO3)2.
Ankerite can result from hydrothermal or direct groundwater precipitation. It can also be the result of metamorphic recrystallization of iron-rich sedimentary rocks. It is often found as a gangue mineral associated with gold and a variety of sulfide minerals in ore deposits.
Ankerite was named after Mathias J. Anker (1771-1843), an Austrian mineralogist.
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