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珪線石 (けいせんせき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

珪けい線せん石せき

Meanings

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noun

sillimanite

A mineral name used in geology and materials science.

珪けい線せん石せきは高こう温おん変へん成せい岩がんに産さんする鉱こう物ぶつである。
Sillimanite is a mineral found in high-temperature metamorphic rocks.

Kanji

珪jade scepter or tablet (authority symbol)
線line, track
石stone

Etymology

The Japanese name 珪線石 is a compound of 珪 (silicon), 線 (line, fiber), and 石 (stone), reflecting its fibrous crystal habit and composition. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.