bicchulite
English edit
Etymology edit
Bicchu + -lite. From Japanese 備中/備州 (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 edit
bicchulite
- (mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
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Translations edit
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Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Bicchulite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “bicchulite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.