A Tentative Discussion on Chinese Translation of Mineral Species from Type Localities in Japan
- 责任者：Yang Zhuming (Key Laboratory of Engineering Geomechanics ; Institute of Geology and Geophysics ; Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Beijing 100029 ; China)
- 刊名：Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica
- 出版年：2010
- 卷期：29(1)
- 关键词：新矿物 ; new minerals ; 日本 ; Japan
- 页码：p.109-112
- 图表：1 table, 18 refs.
- 分类号：0700
- issnNo：ISSN1000-6524
- isbnNo：CN11-1966/P
There are 118 species of minerals first found in Japan. Among them eighty-seven species were originally named after localities or persons. The current Chinese translations of these minerals have been mostly based on chemical composition characteristics. The Chinese naming of these minerals does not follow the description by original authors and the general guidelines for mineral nomenclature by IMA-CNMNC. Based on the common Japanese-Chinese translation regulation for names of localities and persons, the author has recommended new Chinese names in this paper according to Chinese characters. The English names, Japanese names, original naming rules, current Chinese names and recommended Chinese names are listed for eighty-seven mineral species.