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珪ニッケル鉱 (keinikkerukou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

珪けいニッケル鉱こう

Meanings

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garnierite

A nickel ore mineral; technical term used in geology and mineralogy.

珪けいニッケル鉱こうはニッケルの重じゅう要ような鉱こう石せき鉱こう物ぶつである。
Garnierite is an important ore mineral of nickel.

Kanji

珪jade scepter or tablet (authority symbol)
鉱mineral, ore

Etymology

Compound of 珪 (けい, 'silicon') + ニッケル (nickel) + 鉱 (こう, 'ore'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the mineral garnierite.