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正長石 (seichouseki) Japanese meaning: orthoclase | Kotomora

正せい長ちょう石せき

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Meanings

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orthoclase; common feldspar

A common rock-forming mineral in the feldspar group; used in geology and mineralogy.

正せい長ちょう石せきは花か崗こう岩がんの主しゅ成せい分ぶんの

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Orthoclase is one of the main components of granite.

Kanji

正correct, justice, righteous
長long, leader, superior
石stone

Related words

長ちょう石せき
長石 is the general term for feldspar; 正長石 specifically refers to orthoclase, a potassium-rich variety.

Built from

正せい+長ちょう石せき

Etymology

From 正 (ortho-) + 長石 (feldspar), a calque of the English mineral name 'orthoclase'.