Three-sided stone

Japanese: 三稜石 - さんりょうせき
Three-sided stone

This refers to irregularly shaped gravel whose surface has been polished by wind erosion, giving it a glossy appearance, and which usually has three edges or two or three flat surfaces.

This phenomenon is seen in windy desert regions and coastal sand dunes, where sand carried by the prevailing winds acts like a file to wear away the surface of the gravel. Many triangular stones have been discovered in the Mojave Desert in the United States. In Japan, magnificent triangular stones have been discovered where gravel on the coastal terraces of Omaezaki has been polished by the dune sand that has risen up onto it. In sand dune areas along the Sea of ​​Japan, magnificent triangular stones are sometimes formed when gravel from the base or gravel that has been carried there is polished by the sand. Such gravel can also be found in the Tottori Sand Dunes. They can also be found outside of sand dune areas in places with strong winds and an abundance of gravel, such as the crater floor of Mt. Mihara.

[Yoshinori Toyoshima]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

風食によって礫(れき)の表面が磨かれて、光沢を有し、通常3本の稜をもつか、平らな面が2~3面発達している奇形の礫をいう。

 風の強い砂漠地方や海岸砂丘などでみられる現象で、卓越風に運ばれ移動する砂が、やすりのような作用で礫の表面を磨食する結果形成される。アメリカではモハーベ砂漠で多数の三稜石が発見されている。日本では、御前崎(おまえざき)の海岸段丘の礫が、その上にはい上った砂丘砂(さきゅうさ)によって磨かれて、みごとな三稜石が発見されている。日本海沿岸の砂丘地でも、基盤の礫や運ばれてきた礫が、砂によって磨かれ、りっぱな三稜石が形成されていることがある。鳥取砂丘においても、そのような礫をみつけることができる。また、三原山の火口原のように、砂丘地以外でも風が強く砂礫に恵まれている所には、認められることがある。

[豊島吉則]

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