Ankerite
Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Mineral, calcium iron carbonate
Properties
- Chemical formula
- Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
- Group
- Carbonates
- Crystal system
- Trigonal
- Hardness (Mohs)
- —
- Color
- Brown
- Luster
- —
- Streak
- White
- Density
- 3 g/cm³
- Cleavage
- —
- Fracture
- —
- Tenacity
- —
- Crystal habit
- —
- Transparency
- —
- Space group
- —
- Fluorescence
- —
- Magnetism
- —
- Radioactivity
- —
- Refractive index
- —
- Optical character
- —
- Birefringence
- —
- Pleochroism
- —
- Strunz classification
- 5.AB.10
- Dana classification
- 14.2.1.2
- IMA status
- Grandfathered mineral (G)
- IMA symbol
- Ank
- Locality
- —
- Type locality
- —
- Discovery year
- —
Etymology
Named after Matthias Joseph Anker
Source: Wikidata
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