What Does Ankerite Look Like?

The color is white, grey or reddish to yellowish brown. Ankerite occurs with siderite in metamorphosed ironstones and sedimentary banded iron formations. It also occurs in carbonatites. In sediments it occurs as authigenic, diagenetic minerals and as a product of hydrothermal deposition.

What type of rock is ankerite?

Introduction: ankerite is widespread as a diagenetic mineral in sedimentary rocks. It is also frequently encountered in veins and other hydrothermal mineral deposits, in which it may be associated with quartz, calcite, siderite and a wide variety of sulphide minerals.

What is ankerite used for?

Uses: A minor ore of iron and as mineral specimens.