Pegmatite Rock Vein

Pegmatite rock vein of national designated natural monument

Original Text

There were signs for "Pegmatite Rock Vessels" everywhere in Koriyama City, so I went there. The Pegmatite Rock Vessels are located in the precincts of Kashima Daijingu. The parking lot was opposite the prefectural road. Pegmatite was called meteorite and was a mineral produced very much in this region, but because the main component is quartz, it is used as a raw material for glass, optical lenses, and optical fibers. Because it contains arsenic, it was often used during the war as a medium for making arsenic iron for ships ...