Sapphirine (English spelling)

Japanese: サフィリン(英語表記)sapphirine
Sapphirine (English spelling)
A mineral with a blue color similar to sapphire. It has a composition of 8[(Mg,Fe) 2 - xAl4 + 2xSi1 - xO10 ] and is a plate-shaped crystal belonging to the monoclinic system, but depending on the crystal structure it may be triclinic. Both the crystal structure and chemical formula are yet to be determined. It is pale blue to green, and in thin slices it shows pleochroism from colorless to blue. It is a mineral formed when rocks rich in aluminum and poor in silica undergo severe metamorphism. Its specific gravity is 3.4-3.6, and its Mohs hardness is 7.5. It was named after its blue color similar to sapphire.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
サファイアに類似する青色を呈する鉱物。8[(Mg,Fe)2-xAl4+2xSi1-xO10]の組成をもち単斜晶系に属する板状結晶であるが,結晶構造によって三斜晶系の場合もある。結晶構造,化学式ともに未確定である。淡青~緑色,薄片では無色~青色の多色性を示す。アルミニウムに富みケイ酸に乏しい岩石が高度の変成作用を受けて生成する鉱物である。比重3.4~3.6,モース硬度7.5。サファイアに似た青色を示すのでその名がつけられた。

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