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Bicchulite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Bicchulite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Bicchulite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Bicchulite

Mono County, California, USA

Bicchulite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Bicchulite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Bicchulite

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Bicchulite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Bicchulite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

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About BicchuliteHide

Formula:

Ca₂(Al₂SiO₆)(OH)₂

Colour:

Colourless to white, gray

Lustre:

Earthy

Specific Gravity:

2.75

Crystal System:

Isometric

Name:

Named in 1973 by Chiyoko Henmi, Isao Kusachi, Kitinosuke Henmi, Peter Aubrey Sabine, and Bian Raymond Young for Bicchu (also given as Bitchu, Bitcho-Cho, and Bicchu-Cho), Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan the town wherein the Japanese type locality is situated, although Bicchu was subsequently encompassed by an expanded Takahashi City.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Dimorph of:

Kamaishilite

White to gray-white powder. Chemically very similar to gehlenite (anhydrous).

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

661

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:661:1

Similar NamesHide

Bechilite

CaB₄O₇ · 6H₂O

IMA Classification of BicchuliteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Ca₂Al₂SiO₆(OH)₂

Approval year:

1973

First published:

1973

Type description reference:

Henmi, Chiyoko, Kusachi, Isao, Henmi, Kitinosuke, Sabine, Peter Aubrey, Young, Brian Raymond (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 (3) 243-251 doi:10.2465/minerj1953.7.243

Classification of BicchuliteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.FB.10

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H₂O
B : Tektosilicates with additional anions

Dana 8th ed.:

76.2.3.5

76 : TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework
2 : Al-Si Framework Feldspathoids and related species

Hey's CIM Ref.:

16.9.12

16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
9 : Aluminosilicates of Ca

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Bch	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Bch	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of BicchuliteHide

Lustre:

Earthy

Transparency:

Translucent

Comment:

Fine-grained mineral

Colour:

Colourless to white, gray

Streak:

White

Tenacity:

Brittle

Density:

2.75 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.813 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Measured on synthetic material. May calculate to 2.792 using Gladstone-Dale relationship.

Optical Data of BicchuliteHide

Type:

Isotropic

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of BicchuliteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ca₂(Al₂SiO₆)(OH)₂

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	43.802 %
Ca	27.430 %
Al	18.467 %
Si	9.611 %
H	0.690 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Al, Ca, H, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Ti,Fe,Mn,Mg,Na,K,P

Crystallography of BicchuliteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

43m - Hextetrahedral

Space Group:

I43m

Setting:

I43m

Cell Parameters:

a = 8.83 Å

Unit Cell V:

688.47 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0010826	Bicchulite	Sahl K (1980) Refinement of the crystal structure of bicchulite, Ca2[Al2SiO6](OH)2 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 152 13-21		1980	synthetic	0	293
0010796	Bicchulite	Sahl K, Chatterjee N D (1977) The crystal structure of bicchulite, Ca2[Al2SiO6](OH)2 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 146 35-41		1977	synthetic	0	293

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Si   0.25000   0.50000   0.00000   0.33333
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.60 Å	(90)
3.49 Å	(10)
3.12 Å	(10)
3.04 Å	(40)
2.96 Å	(40)
2.786 Å	(100)
2.753 Å	(95)
2.597 Å	(50)
2.460 Å	(40)
2.354 Å	(45)
2.205 Å	(20)
2.135 Å	(10)
2.079 Å	(40)
1.984 Å	(10)
1.890 Å	(10)
1.801 Å	(15)
1.763 Å	(15)
1.732 Å	(10)
1.665 Å	(15)
1.625 Å	(30)
1.559 Å	(50)
1.514 Å	(25)

Comments:

Henmi, et al. (1973). Also ICDD 27-66; formerly also ICDD 16-388

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Near-surface Processes
23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere	<0.6
51 : Pyrometamorphic minerals (see also #54 and #56)	<0.36

Type Occurrence of BicchuliteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan

Reference:

Synonyms of BicchuliteHide

IMA1973-006

Other Language Names for BicchuliteHide

Dutch:Bicchuliet

German:Bicchulith

Japanese:備中石

Russian:Бичулит

Spanish:Bicchulita

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

2 photos of Bicchulite associated with Gehlenite	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
1 photo of Bicchulite associated with 'Hibschite'	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4x

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.FB.	Perchukite-(Y)	PbYAsSi₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.FB.	Åsgruvanite-(Ce)	Ce₁₆Ca₅Al(SiO₄)₆(AsO₃)₈(CO₃)₂Cl₄F₃(OH)₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
9.FB.	Steudelite	Na₃(K₁₇Ca₇)Ca₄(Al₂₄Si₂₄O₉₆)(SO₃)₆F₆ · 4H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P62c
9.FB.	Wenlanzhangite-(Y)	Y₂V³⁺₂V⁴⁺₂(SiO₄)₂O₄(OH)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
9.FB.	Slyudyankaite	Na₂₈Ca₄(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆(S₆)_1/3(CO₂) · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.FB.	Bolotinaite	(Na₇◻)(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)F · 4H₂O	Iso. 43m : I43m
9.FB.	Sapozhnikovite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(HS)₂	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.	Betzite	Na₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Quadridavyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₄	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.05	Sulfhydrylbystrite	Na₅K₂Ca[Al₆Si₆O₂₄](S₅)₂(SH)	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Marinellite	(Na,K)₄₂Ca₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₆(SO₄)₈Cl₂ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Afghanite	(Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄O₉₆)(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Bystrite	(Na,K)₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(S₅)Cl	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Franzinite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.5H₂O	Hex.
9.FB.05	Kyanoxalite	Na₇(Al_6-xSi_6+xO₂₄)(C₂O₄)_0.5+x · 5H₂O (0 < x < 0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Vishnevite	(Na,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Farneseite	(Na,Ca,K)₅₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₇(SO₄)₁₂ · 6H₂O	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.05	Alloriite	(Na,Ca,K)₂₆Ca₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₄(SO₄)₆Cl₆	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Liottite	(Na,K)₁₆Ca₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₃(SO₄)₅Cl₄	Hex. 6 : P6
9.FB.05	Depmeierite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(PO₄,CO₃)_1-x · 3H₂O (x<0.5)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Biachellaite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂(OH)_0.5 · H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
9.FB.05	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca,◻)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃,SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Cancrisilite	Na₇(Al₅Si₇O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3H₂O	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
9.FB.05	Fantappièite	[Na_82.5Ca₃₃K_16.5](Si₉₉Al₉₉O₃₉₆)(SO₄)₃₃ · 4H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
9.FB.05	Carbobystrite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃) · 3.5H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Microsommite	Na₄K₂Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)Cl₂	Hex. 622 : P6₃22
9.FB.05	Pitiglianoite	Na₆K₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Tounkite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)₂Cl · 0.5H₂O	Hex. 622 : P6₂22
9.FB.05	Balliranoite	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Si₆Al₆O₂₄)Cl₂(CO₃)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Giuseppettite	(Na,K,Ca)_7-8(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,Cl)_1-2	Trig. 3m : P31c
9.FB.05	Sacrofanite	(Na₆₁K₁₉Ca₃₂)(Si₈₄Al₈₄O₃₃₆)(SO₄)₂₆Cl₂F₆ · 2H₂O	Hex.
9.FB.05	Kircherite	Na₅Ca₂K(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂ · 0.33H₂O	Trig. 32 : R32
9.FB.05	Hydroxycancrinite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Hex. 6 : P6₃
9.FB.05	Davyne	(Na,K)₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(Cl₂,SO₄)₂	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
9.FB.10	Haüyne	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Lazurite	Na₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)(S₃) · H₂O	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Danalite	Be₃Fe²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Helvine	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Kamaishilite	Ca₂(Al₂SiO₆)(OH)₂	Tet.
9.FB.10	Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Nosean	Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄) · H₂O	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Genthelvite	Be₃Zn₄(SiO₄)₃S	Iso. 43m : P43n
9.FB.10	Tsaregorodtsevite	(N(CH₃)₄)(AlSi₅O₁₂)	Orth. 222 : I222
9.FB.10	Vladimirivanovite	Na₆Ca₂(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,S₃,S₂,Cl)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.FB.10	Tugtupite	(BeAlSi)Na₄(SiO₄)₃Cl	Tet. 4 : I4
9.FB.15	Marialite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FB.15	Meionite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄CO₃	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.FB.15	Silvialite	(Ca,Na)₄(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄,CO₃)	Tet. 4/m : I4/m

Fluorescence of BicchuliteHide

In UV light:

Fluoresces dark red under all wavelengths, see e.g. https://www.mindat.org/photo-1305648.html

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for BicchuliteHide

Reference List:

Carlson, E.T. (1964) Hydrothermal preparation of a gehlenite hydrate. US National Bureau of Standards Journal of Research: 68A(5): 449-452.

Fleischer, Michael (1974) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 59 (11-12). 1330-1332

HENMI, Chiyoko (1976) Synthesis of bicchulite from gehlenite solid solutions. Mineralogical Journal, 8 (3) 171-183 doi:10.2465/minerj.8.171

Sahl, Kurt, Chatterjee, Niranjan Deb (1977) The crystal structure of bicchulite, Ca2[Al2SiO6](OH)2. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 146 (1-3). 35-41 doi:10.1524/zkri.1977.146.1-3.35

Gupta, Alok K., Chatterjee, Niranjan D. (1978) Synthesis, composition, thermal stability, and thermodynamic properties of bicchulite, Ca2[Al2SiO6](OH)2. American Mineralogist, 63 (1-2) 58-65

Leoni, L., Mellini, M., Merlino, S., Orlandi, P. (1979) Cancrinite-like minerals: new data and crystal chemical considerations. Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia: 35: 713-719.

Sahl, Kurt (1980) Refinement of the crystal structure of bicchulite, Ca2[Al2SiO6](OH)2. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 152 (1) 13-21 doi:10.1524/zkri.1980.152.1-2.13

Uchida, E., Iiyama, J.T. (1981) On Kamaishilite, Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2, a New Mineral Dimorphous (Tetragonal) with Bicchulite from the Kamaishi Mine, Japan. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B: 57(7): 239-243.

Bunno, M., Shimazaki, H., & Sato, K. (1982) Occurrence and genesis of bicchulite and tilleyite skarns at the Sakae adit, the Akagane mine, Iwate Prefecture. Mining Geology: 32: 141-150.

Hassan, I., Grundy, H. D. (1984) The crystal structures of sodalite-group minerals. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, 40 (1) 6-13 doi:10.1107/s0108768184001683

Dann, S.E., Mead, P.J., Weller, M.T. (1996) Löwenstein's Rule Extended to an Aluminum Rich Framework. The Structure of Bicchulite, Ca8(Al2SiO6)4(OH)8, by MASNMR and Neutron Diffraction. Inorganic Chemistry: 35(6): 1427-1428.

(2001) Bicchulite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Winkler, B., Milman, V., Pickard, C. J. (2004) Quantum mechanical study of Al/Si disorder in leucite and bicchulite. Mineralogical Magazine, 68 (5) 819-824 doi:10.1180/0026461046850222

Peters, Lars; Knorr, Karsten; Katzke, Hannelore; Knapp, Michael; Depmeier, Wulf (2006) The transformation mechanism of the sodalite- to the melilite-topology: Thermal expansion and decomposition of bicchulite-type to melilite-type compounds. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 221 (3). p.198-205. doi:10.1524/zkri.2006.221.3.198

Meller, Nicola, Kyritsis, Konstantinos, Hall, Christopher (2009) The mineralogy of the CaO–Al2O3–SiO2–H2O (CASH) hydroceramic system from 200 to 350 °C. Cement and Concrete Research, 39 (1). 45-53 doi:10.1016/j.cemconres.2008.10.002

Localities for BicchuliteHide

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Japan
Iwate Prefecture Kamaishi City ⓘ Kamaishi mine	- (n.d.)
Oshu City Esashi ward ⓘ Akagane mine	Bunno et al. (1982) +1 other reference
ⓘ Sakae orebody	Harada et al. (2016)
Okayama Prefecture Takahashi City Bitchū Fuka ⓘ Fuka mine (TL)	Henmi et al. (1973) +2 other references

Middle East
ⓘ Hatrurim Formation	Vapnik et al. (2014)

Turkey
Rize Province ⓘ Güneyce-Ikizdere	Taner et al. (2013)

UK
Northern Ireland County Antrim Larne Glenoe ⓘ Carneal	Henmi et al. (1973) +1 other reference

USA
California ⓘ Mono County	rruff.info (n.d.)
Texas Uvalde County ⓘ Taylor Hills

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