Hon Mikage - Hon Mikage

Japanese: 本御影 - ほんみかげ
Hon Mikage - Hon Mikage

The name of a granite stone that has long been quarried in the Mikage region of Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is part of the Mesozoic granite that makes up the Rokko Mountains, and is a biotite granite made of quartz, feldspar, and biotite. The feldspar is a pale pink color, giving it a beautiful pale pink appearance, and it is said to be the most beautiful of all granite stones. The common name for granite, granite, comes from the name of this place of origin. It is severely weathered, and quarried from remaining blocks, making it difficult to gather large pieces or pieces of the same quality, but it was used for carvings and other crafts such as stone lanterns. It is an expensive stone produced in Japan, but is rarely produced today.

[Saito Yasuji]

[Reference] | Granite | Biotite|Quartz | Stone | Feldspar | Granite | Granite

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

兵庫県神戸市御影地方で古くから採石された花崗(かこう)岩の石材名。六甲(ろっこう)山地をつくる中生代花崗岩の一部にあたり、石英・長石・黒雲母(くろうんも)からなる黒雲母花崗岩である。長石が淡紅色であるために外観はきれいな淡紅色を呈し、花崗岩石材のなかでもっとも美しいものといわれる。花崗岩を通称で御影石とよぶのは、この産地名に由来する。風化が著しく、残塊から採石するために、大材や同質のものを集めるのは困難であるが、石灯籠(いしどうろう)などの細工物や彫刻用に利用された。日本産の石材では高価なものであるが、現在ではほとんど産出しない。

[斎藤靖二]

[参照項目] | 花崗岩 | 黒雲母 | 石英 | 石材 | 長石 | 御影 | 御影石

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