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玻璃長石 (harichouseki) Japanese meaning: sanidine | Kotomora

玻は璃り長ちょう石せき

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Meanings

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sanidine

A high-temperature potassium feldspar mineral; technical term used in geology and mineralogy.

玻は璃り長ちょう石せきは火か山ざん岩がんによく見みられる長ちょう石せきの一いっ種しゅです。

Sanidine is a type of feldspar commonly found in volcanic rocks.

Kanji

玻glass
璃glassy, lapis lazuli
長long, leader, superior
石stone

Related words

正せい長ちょう石せき
Orthoclase, a related potassium feldspar that forms at lower temperatures; sanidine is the high-temperature polymorph.
微び斜しゃ長ちょう石せき
Microcline, another potassium feldspar with a different crystal structure, stable at even lower temperatures.

Built from

玻は璃り+長ちょう石せき

Etymology

From 玻璃 (はり, 'glass') + 長石 (ちょうせき, 'feldspar'), referring to its glassy appearance. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.