Marklite

Marklite is a hydrated copper carbonate mineral named after Gregor Markl, a German mineralogist at the University of Tübingen.[2] Markl found the type specimen of marklite in the dumps of the Friedrich-Christian mine in the Black Forest Mountains in southwestern Germany.[3] Markl specializes in crustal petrology and geochemistry and has studied the hydrothermal ore deposits of the Black Forest area.[4] Jakub Plášil of the Institute of Physics at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and colleagues identified its structure.[5]

Marklite
General
CategoryCarbonate mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		Cu5(CO3)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Crystal systemMonoclinic
Crystal class2/m - Prismatic
Identification
ColorBlue
References[1]

Marklite crystals are long, thin blades that reach 0.2 mm in length. The mineral is chemically similar to georgeite, claraite, cuproartinite, azurite, and malachite.[4]

Localities

Germany: Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg

References
  1. "Braunerite: Braunerite mineral information and data". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  2. "New Mineral Listing | Carbon Mineral Challenge". mineralchallenge.net. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  3. "Carbon Mineral Challenge Update Spring 2016: Four New Minerals Found | Carbon Mineral Challenge". mineralchallenge.net. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  4. "Marklite: Marklite mineral information and data". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  5. "New Minerals and Mineralogy of the 21st Century International Scientific Symposium Jachymov 2016".
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