noun
lithophile element
Technical term in geology and chemistry for elements that tend to concentrate in the Earth's silicate mantle and crust.
親石元素は地球の地殻に多く含まれている。
Lithophile elements are abundant in the Earth's crust.
Compound of 親石 (shinseki, 'lithophile', literally 'rock-loving') and 元素 (genso, 'element'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'lithophile element'.