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MD-242595 - Bicchulite, Gehlenite - - Archived Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan small cabinet, 8.5 x 7.3 x 3.9 cm.
8.5 x 7.3 x 3.9 cm. Bicchulite is a very rare calcium silicate and this very rich and showy specimen is from the Type Locality - the Fuka Mine of Japan. Sharp, gray, rectangular crystals to 4 mm of bicchulite pseudomorphs after gehlenite crystals richly cover the quartz-rich matrix on this specimen. Gehlenite is also a very rare calcium silicate. The Fuka Mine recovered high grade calcite for the toothpaste industry and is noted for interesting high temperature boron species. All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries |
