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異極鉱 (いきょくこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

異い極きょく鉱こう

Meanings

1

noun

hemimorphite

mineralogy

A zinc silicate mineral; technical term used in mineralogy.

異い極きょく鉱こうは亜あ鉛えんの鉱こう石せき鉱こう物ぶつの一ひとつである。
Hemimorphite is one of the zinc ore minerals.

Kanji

異uncommon, different, queerness
極extreme, pole, extremely
鉱mineral, ore

Etymology

The kanji 異 (different), 極 (pole), and 鉱 (ore/mineral) reflect the mineral's hemimorphic crystal habit, where the two ends of a crystal show different forms. The exact derivation of the Japanese name is uncertain.