Danburite (English spelling)

Japanese: ダンブリ石 - だんぶりせき(英語表記)danburite
Danburite (English spelling)

A mineral that often forms rhombic columnar crystals similar to topaz. It can be distinguished from topaz because it has a lower specific gravity and shows almost no cleavage. In Japan, it is only found in a limited number of skarn deposits, such as the Obira Mine (closed) in Oita Prefecture and the Toroku Mine (closed) in Miyazaki Prefecture, often accompanied by axe stone. It is also found in veins cutting metamorphic rocks, in hydrothermal veins, and in sedimentary salt deposits. Its English name comes from Danbury, Connecticut, the US, where it was first found.

[Satoshi Matsubara]

[References] | Axestone | Topaz | Metamorphic rock [Additional information] | Dambristone (Data Note)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

トパーズに似た斜方柱状の結晶をすることが多い鉱物。トパーズに比較して、比重が小さく劈開(へきかい)もほとんど認められないので区別できる。日本では、大分県尾平(おびら)鉱山(閉山)、宮崎県土呂久(とろく)鉱山(閉山)などごく限られたスカルン鉱床にのみ斧石(おのいし)をよく伴って産する。ほかに、変成岩を切る脈として、また熱水鉱脈中、堆積(たいせき)性塩類鉱床中に産する。英名は、最初の産地アメリカのコネティカット州ダンブリーDanburyにちなむ。

[松原 聰]

[参照項目] | 斧石 | トパーズ | 変成岩[補完資料] | ダンブリ石(データノート)

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