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菱亜鉛鉱 (ryouaenkou) Japanese meaning: smithsonite | Kotomora

菱りょう亜あ鉛えん鉱こう

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Meanings

1

smithsonite; zinc spar

A zinc carbonate mineral; technical term used in mineralogy and geology.

菱りょう亜あ鉛えん鉱こうは亜あ鉛えんの重じゅう要ような鉱こう石せき鉱こう物ぶつの一ひとつで

ある

。

Smithsonite is one of the important zinc ore minerals.

Kanji

菱diamond (shape), water chestnut, rhombus
亜Asia, rank next, come after
鉛lead
鉱mineral, ore

Etymology

The kanji 菱 (rhombus) refers to the crystal shape, 亜鉛 (zinc) indicates the metal content, and 鉱 (ore/mineral) marks it as a mineral name. The reading りょうあえんこう is a Sino-Japanese compound.