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黄鉛鉱 (ouenkou) Japanese meaning: wulfenite | Kotomora

黄おう鉛えん鉱こう

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Meanings

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A mineral composed of lead molybdate, often found as yellow to orange tabular crystals. Used in geology and mineralogy contexts.

黄おう鉛えん鉱こうは鉛なまりの二に次じ鉱こう物ぶつとして知しられ

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Wulfenite is known as a secondary mineral of lead.

Kanji

黄yellow
鉛lead
鉱mineral, ore

Etymology

The kanji 黄 (yellow), 鉛 (lead), and 鉱 (ore/mineral) describe the mineral's typical color and lead content. The reading おうえんこう is the on'yomi of these characters.