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閃亜鉛鉱 (senaenkou) Japanese meaning: sphalerite | Kotomora

閃せん亜あ鉛えん鉱こう

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Meanings

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sphalerite; zinc blende

A mineral name used in geology and mineralogy; the primary ore of zinc.

閃せん亜あ鉛えん鉱こうは亜あ鉛えんの主しゅ要ような鉱こう

石せき

鉱こう

物ぶつ

で

ある

。

Sphalerite is the main ore mineral of zinc.

Kanji

閃flash, brandish
亜Asia, rank next, come after
鉛lead
鉱mineral, ore

Etymology

A mineralogical compound of 閃, referring to the mineral’s brilliant luster, 亜鉛 “zinc,” and 鉱 “ore.”