Amazonite

Japanese: amazonite
Amazonite

...The main production areas are India and Norway. Amazonite is the name of a microcline gemstone (a type of potassium feldspar) that is green due to the presence of trace amounts of copper. It is produced in Brazil but not in the Amazon River region.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "amazonite" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…代表的産地はインド,ノルウェーである。アマゾナイトamazonite(天河石)はマイクロクリン(カリ長石の一種)の宝石名で,微量の銅の含有によって緑色を示す。ブラジルには産出はあるがアマゾン川地域には産出しない。…

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