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Elkahia gemstone emblemElkahia GemstoneEST. 2026 · QATAR
PaMINERAL

Mineral atlas / Species record

Parwelite

Mn²⁺₁₀Sb⁵⁺₂As⁵⁺₂Si₂O₂₄
Approved
Chemical formula (IMA record)
Mn²⁺₁₀Sb⁵⁺₂As⁵⁺₂Si₂O₂₄
Recognition status
Approved
IMA approval identifier / record
1966-023
First-discovery country (IMA)
Sweden
Crystal system
Not supplied in the IMA master list
Mohs hardness
Not supplied in the IMA master list
Measured density
Not supplied in the IMA master list
Historical discoverer
Not supplied in the IMA master list

How it occurs in nature

This species has a documented chemistry and recognition record in the IMA catalog. The master list does not describe its formation environment. Consult the cited mineral-description studies below for species-specific occurrence and geological context; these cannot be inferred reliably from the formula alone.

Discovery & scientific record

The country refers to the master list’s first-discovery country, using modern borders. It is not a list of all deposits. A question mark is retained when the source is uncertain; a special-procedure date can refer to redefinition rather than discovery.

Original reference: Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi 4 (1968), 467

Additional reference: Inorganic Chemistry 16 (1977), 1839

IMA-CNMNC master list · page 167 ↗

RRUFF · further mineral research ↗ · Handbook of Mineralogy ↗

Catalog coverage and profile depth are different: every species in the cited IMA edition is indexed, but this edition does not provide every physical property or a full discovery narrative. The archive leaves those gaps explicit. Formulae and references are adapted from the IMA list under CC BY-SA 3.0; consult the original page for authoritative typography.

Reference snapshot: September 2026. Source dates and uncertainties are retained in the record.