spinifex

Japanese: spinifex
spinifex

…A type of ultramafic extrusive rock. It is characterized by its spinifex texture in olivine (spinifex is a sharp-leaved grass native to Australia). It was first discovered in Archean rocks in the Barbateng Mountains of South Africa, and was named after the Komati River that runs through the southern part of the range. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "spinifex" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…超塩基性噴出岩の一種。カンラン石がスピニフェクス組織(スピニフェクスspinifexとはオーストラリア産の鋭い葉をもつ草)を示すのが特徴。南アフリカ共和国のバーバトン山地の始生代の岩層から最初に発見され,同山地南部を流れるコマティ川にちなんでこの名称がつけられた。…

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