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角閃岩 (かくせんがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

角かく閃せん岩がん

Meanings

1

noun

amphibolite

mineralogy

A metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole minerals. Used in geology and mineralogy.

角かく閃せん岩がんは変へん成せい岩がんの一いっ種しゅで、主おもに角かく閃せん石せきからなる。
Amphibolite is a type of metamorphic rock, mainly composed of amphibole.

Kanji

角angle, corner, square
閃flash, brandish
岩boulder, rock, cliff

Etymology

From 角閃 (kakusen, 'amphibole') + 岩 (gan, 'rock'). The exact derivation of 角閃 is uncertain; it is a Sino-Japanese term for the mineral group.