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菱鉄鉱 (りょうてっこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

菱りょう鉄てっ鉱こう

りょ

う

て

っ

こ

う

Meanings

1

siderite

Mineralogy term for iron carbonate, FeCO₃. Also known as chalybite.

菱りょう鉄てっ鉱こうは炭たん酸さん鉄てつ鉱こう物ぶつの

一いっ

種しゅ

で

ある

。

Siderite is a type of iron carbonate mineral.

Kanji

菱diamond (shape), water chestnut, rhombus
鉄iron
鉱mineral, ore

Etymology

From 菱 (りょう, 'rhombus') + 鉄 (てつ, 'iron') + 鉱 (こう, 'ore'), referring to the rhombohedral crystal habit of siderite.