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緑岩 (りょくがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

緑りょく岩がん

りょ

く

が

ん

Meanings

1

noun

greenstone

mineralogy

A mineralogical term for a greenish metamorphic rock, often containing chlorite, epidote, or actinolite.

この地ち域いきの地ち質しつは主おもに緑りょく岩がんから成なっている。
The geology of this area consists mainly of greenstone.

Kanji

緑green
岩boulder, rock, cliff

Etymology

Compound of 緑 (ryoku, 'green') and 岩 (gan, 'rock'), directly describing the rock's typical color.