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Silicate

Nchwaningite

Mn₂SiO₃(OH)₂·H₂O
Crystal systemOrthorhombic
ClassSilicate
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Nchwaningite specimen

Nchwaningite is an extremely rare manganese silicate mineral only known from two localities in Kalahari, worldwide. It occurs as brown acicular aggregates. From: NChwaning II Mine, Kuruman, North Cape Province, South Africa. — Photo: David Hospital · CC BY-SA 4.0

Nchwaningite

Nchwaningite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the silicate class, with the chemical formula Mn₂SiO₃(OH)₂·H₂O.

It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Pca2_1).

IMA symbol Nwg, IMA status: approved, named in 1994.

Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet. Browse more N minerals or help write this entry.