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Name: Ankerite
Ank
Specimens in Collection:

#1243: Ankerite / Chalcopyrite
Cerro Blanco Mine, Atacama Province, Chile
IMA Chemistry: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Ankerite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Iron (Fe)
Magnesium (Mg)
Carbon (C)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Austria
Year First Published: 1825
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Mineral is named: Mohs F (1825) Characters of the genera and species of the orders of class II. I. Order. Haloide. V. Lime-haloide. 4. Paratomous. Ankerite, in Treatise on Mineralogy Vol I, translated by Haidinger, Archibald and Co. (Edinburgh) 411-411 Mineral is described: Mohs F (1825) Paratomous lime-haloide, in Treatise on Mineralogy Vol II, translated by Haidinger, Archibald and Co. (Edinburgh) 100-101
Structural Group Name: Calcite-Dolomite
Fleischer's Group Name: dolomite
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 4000 Million Years Ago
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