| 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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