Blue stone

Japanese: 青石 - あおいし
Blue stone
〘Noun〙① A general term for blue or green rocks. Crystalline schists such as chlorite schist and cicada quartz. In particular, it refers to the Chichibu blue stone, Kishu blue stone, and Iyo blue stone used as garden stones. ※Kanazoshi, Yousoushi ( 1632 ), Vol. 1 "Blue stones have been placed in the garden."② Blue tuff or tuffaceous sandstone used for building or interior decoration.

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Japanese:
〘名〙① 青色、または緑色の岩石の総称。緑泥片岩、蝉石(せみいし)等の結晶片岩など。特に庭石に用いる秩父青石、紀州青石、伊予青石などをいう。※仮名草子・尤双紙(1632)上「庭に青石(アヲイシ)しきたる」② 建築用、または室内装飾用にする青色の凝灰岩、または凝灰質砂岩。

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