bicchulite

English

Etymology

From Bicchu +‎ -lite. From Japanese 備中/備州 (“Bitchū/Bishū”); Named for the locality Bitchū, Okayama, Japan; where the Fuka mine is located, from which the mineral was discovered.

Noun

bicchulite

  1. (mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Bicchulite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “bicchulite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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