Name: | Bicchulite Bch |
IMA Chemistry: | Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Bicchulite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Japan |
Year First Published: | 1973 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Henmi C, Kusachi I, Henmi K, Sabine P A, Young B R (1973) A new mineral bicchulite, the natural analogue of gehlenite hydrate, from Fuka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan and Carneal, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Mineralogical Journal 7, 243-251 |
Structural Group Name: | Cancrinite-sodalite, Sodalite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | cancrinite-sodalite-sodalite subgroup |
Crystal Systems: | cubic |
Oldest Known Age: | 252 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 2.5 |
Diaphaneity: | 3.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 2.813 |
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