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ankerite

Ankerite vs Calcite - What's the difference?

ankerite | calcite |


As nouns the difference between ankerite and calcite

is that ankerite is (mineral) any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese while calcite is (geology) a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, caco3, found as limestone, chalk and marble.