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斜長岩 (しゃちょうがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

斜しゃ長ちょう岩がん

Meanings

1

noun

anorthosite

geology

A coarse-grained plutonic rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar. Technical term used in geology.

月つきの高こう地ちは主おもに斜しゃ長ちょう岩がんでできている。
The lunar highlands are mainly composed of anorthosite.

Kanji

斜diagonal, slanting, oblique
長long, leader, superior
岩boulder, rock, cliff

Etymology

From 斜長 (しゃちょう, 'plagioclase') + 岩 (がん, 'rock'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.