ジャマン岩

English translation: serpentinite

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Japanese term or phrase:ジャマン岩
English translation:serpentinite

20:37 Mar 11, 2010
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Science - Geology
Japanese term or phrase: ジャマン岩
Does anybody know what this is? Here is how it is used in context: ジャマン岩のような石で作った

It also mentioned in the description of a hot springs at http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~nisiyama/onsen/bangai/kazasi.html.
Steve Henderson
United States
Local time: 06:32
serpentinite
Explanation:
I never heard of "ジャマン岩". But the website of this hotspring says "蛇紋岩". which is "serpentinite". Please check the link.
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Hidetoshi kudo
Australia
Local time: 23:32
Grading comment
I ended up translating this as 'serpentine'. Thanks for your help!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1serpentinite
Hidetoshi kudo
Summary of reference entries provided
FYI
cinefil

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serpentinite


Explanation:
I never heard of "ジャマン岩". But the website of this hotspring says "蛇紋岩". which is "serpentinite". Please check the link.


    Reference: http://www.kazashionsen.com/
Hidetoshi kudo
Australia
Local time: 23:32
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Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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Grading comment
I ended up translating this as 'serpentine'. Thanks for your help!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Hidetoshi!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Minoru Kuwahara: "じゃもん岩” が正解なのかのかもしれませんね。-
18 hrs
  -> ですよね。コメントあらがとうございます。
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Reference comments


3 hrs
Reference: FYI

Reference information:
nkysdb: 渋谷 五郎
地下深部における細粒塩素含有ジャモン石族鉱物相の形成プロセスの研究 [検索?] Study on formation process of deep seated fine grained chlorine bearing serpentine phases [search?] 大津郡向津具半島の中新世玄武岩の磁性 特に川尻岬の正逆混在 ...
staff.aist.go.jp/miyagi.iso14000/Works/.../869.html - キャッシュ - 類似ページ
staff.aist.go.jp からの検索結果 »
CiNii - Genesis of a Soil Derived from Serpentine in Mikkabi-Cho ...
静岡県三ヶ日町周辺のジャモン岩上の土壌生成 (第2報) : 粘土鉱物組成 [in Japanese] Genesis of a Soil Derived from Serpentine in Mikkabi-Cho, Shizuoka Prefecture ( Part 2) [in Japanese]. 永塚 鎮男 NAGATSUKA Shizuo; 農技研化学部 ...
ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110001749306/en
Science (AAAS) October 24, 2003, Vol.302
温暖で水の多い条件のもとで風化してジャモン(蛇紋)石(serpentine)になる。Hoefen たち(p. 627)は、イシディス(Isidis)隕石<衝撃>{衝突事件}に関係する、火星のNiliFossae地域におけるかんらん石に富んだ岩の露頭にいて報告している。 ...
www.ricoh.co.jp/abs_club/Science/Science-2003-1024.html - キャッシュ

cinefil
Japan
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 8
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thank you for all of the reference info. I appreciate your help.

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