Marklite is a hydrated copper carbonate mineral named after Gregor Markl, a German mineralogist at the University of Tübingen.[3] Markl found the type specimen of marklite in the dumps of the Friedrich-Christian mine in the Black Forest Mountains in southwestern Germany.[4] Markl specializes in crustal petrology and geochemistry and has studied the hydrothermal ore deposits of the Black Forest area.[5] Jakub Plášil of the Institute of Physics at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and colleagues identified its structure.[6]
| Marklite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Carbonate mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Cu5(CO3)2(OH)6 · 6H2O |
| IMA symbol | Mkl[1] |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Crystal class | 2/m - Prismatic |
| Identification | |
| Color | Blue |
| References | [2] |
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.[5]
Localities
editGermany: Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg
References
edit- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ "Braunerite: Braunerite mineral information and data". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^ "New Mineral Listing | Carbon Mineral Challenge". mineralchallenge.net. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ^ "Carbon Mineral Challenge Update Spring 2016: Four New Minerals Found | Carbon Mineral Challenge". mineralchallenge.net. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ^ a b "Marklite: Marklite mineral information and data". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ^ "New Minerals and Mineralogy of the 21st Century International Scientific Symposium Jachymov 2016".