Amazonite - amazonoito (English spelling) amazonite

Japanese: アマゾナイト - あまぞないと(英語表記)amazonite
Amazonite - amazonoito (English spelling) amazonite

Also called Tengaseki. A blue-green or greenish microcline that can be polished to become an ornamental stone. It forms short columns, tables, and blocks and is found in granitic pegmatites. It usually forms various types of twins, including clast twins. The main sources are California, Colorado, and Virginia in the United States, as well as Canada, Brazil, and Russia. In Japan, pale-colored stones have been found in Tadachi, Machida, Minami Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, and Kurobera, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The name comes from the Amazon in Brazil, where it was first found.

[Satoshi Matsubara]

[Reference item] | Microcline
Amazonite (Raw Stone)
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Amazonite (Raw Stone)

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Amazonite


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

天河石(てんがせき)ともいう。青緑ないし緑色を帯びた微斜長石。研磨して飾り石となる。短柱状、卓状、塊状をなし、花崗(かこう)岩質ペグマタイト中に産する。集片双晶をはじめ、種々の双晶をするのが普通。おもな産地は、アメリカのカリフォルニア州、コロラド州、バージニア州や、カナダ、ブラジル、ロシアなど。日本では、長野県南木曽(なぎそ)町田立(ただち)や山梨県甲府市黒平(くろべら)などで色の淡いものを産したことがある。名称は、最初の産地であるブラジルのアマゾンに由来する。

[松原 聰]

[参照項目] | 微斜長石
アマゾナイト〔原石〕
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アマゾナイト〔原石〕

アマゾナイト
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アマゾナイト


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