It is a type of mineral called cordierite, and looks like a hexagonal cherry blossom petal. Its size is 0.5-1cm in diameter and 2-3cm in length. Its production near Hiedano in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture has been known since the Edo period, and it has been designated a natural monument (Hiedano cordierite pseudocrystals). Its origin is crystals (pseudohexagonal twins) that formed within the rock when granite was thermally metamorphosed into slate, which turned it into hornfels. These crystals weathered to reveal the cherry blossom pattern. [Kobayashi Iwao] Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
キン(菫)青石という鉱物の一種で,六角形をした桜の花びらのようにみえる。大きさが直径0.5~1cm,長さ2~3cmである。京都府亀岡市稗田野付近に産出するものは江戸時代から知られており,天然記念物(稗田野の菫青石仮晶)に指定されている。成因は,花コウ岩が粘板岩に熱変成を与え,ホルンフェルスに変わった際に,岩石の中に生成した結晶(偽六方双晶)である。それが風化して桜の花模様を現すようになった。【小林 巌雄】
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