ankerite

mineral, calcium iron carbonate
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q120481
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Summary

ankerite is a mineral species[1]. ankerite draws 114 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #144 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • ankerite is credited with the discovery of Wilhelm Karl von Haidinger[3].
  • ankerite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[4].
  • Matthias Joseph Anker is named after ankerite[5].
  • ankerite's chemical formula is recorded as Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂[6].
  • ankerite is a type of dolomite mineral group[7].
  • ankerite's Commons category is recorded as Ankerite[8].
  • ankerite's streak color is recorded as white[9].
  • ankerite's crystal system is recorded as trigonal crystal system[10].
  • ankerite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[11].
  • ankerite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as Vb/A.03a[12].
  • ankerite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 5.AB.10[13].
  • ankerite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 5.AB.10[14].
  • ankerite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • ankerite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • ankerite's described by source is recorded as Treatise on Mineralogy[17].
  • ankerite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • ankerite's density is recorded as {'unit': 'gram per cubic centimetre', 'amount': '+3'}[19].
  • ankerite's solid solution series with is recorded as dolomite[20].
  • ankerite's solid solution series with is recorded as kutnohorite[21].
  • ankerite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Ank[22].

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Works and Contributions

ankerite is credited with the discovery of Wilhelm Karl von Haidinger[3].

Why It Matters

ankerite draws 114 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #144 of 1,431).[2] ankerite has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] ankerite is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (March 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Handbook of Mineralogy. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density → {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+3'}
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Mineral", "Ankerite"]
    Subclass of → —
    Ima status and/or rank → grandfathered mineral (G)
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Mineral", "Ankerite"], Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/53873528|ankerite (#53873528)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalo"
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