parwelite

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English

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Etymology

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Named after Swedish chemist Dr. Alexander Parwel (1906–1978), who analyzed the mineral, +‎ -ite.

Noun

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parwelite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic yellow brown mineral containing antimony, arsenic, calcium, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Parwelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • parwelite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.