senryokugan　閃緑岩

KEY WORD :　architecture / gardens

Lit. glittering green stone. A type of stone similar to granite but containing black granules. Often containing small amounts of quartz, and called aomikage 青御影 or orikabe mikage 折壁御影, it was much used in gardens and other construction projects.

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*mikage-ishi 御影石

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