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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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