Marklite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Friedrich-Christian Mine
Wildschapbach valley
Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach
Freudenstadt
Karlsruhe Region
Baden-Württemberg
Germany
48.3869°, 8.2747°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Monoclinic
Space group: P21/c
Cell parameters: a = 12.137(2) Å · b = 6.3832(6) Å · c = 10.579(1) Å
Cell angles: β = 112.4(1) °
Ratio a:b:c: 1 : 0.526 : 0.872

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
29CuCopper Copper 5 63.546 317.730
49.04%
8OOxygen Oxygen 18 15.999 287.982
44.45%
6CCarbon Carbon 2 12.011 24.022
3.71%
1HHydrogen Hydrogen 18 1.008 18.144
2.80%
Total 647.878 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From IMA formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
29CuCopper	Copper	5	63.546	317.730	49.04%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	18	15.999	287.982	44.45%
6CCarbon	Carbon	2	12.011	24.022	3.71%
1HHydrogen	Hydrogen	18	1.008	18.144	2.80%
	Total	647.878	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2015-101
Markliet

In other languages

German: IMA 2015-101 · Marklit

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

5.DA.65

5CarbonatesClass
5.DCarbonates with additional anions, with H₂ODivision
5.DAWith medium-sized cationsGroup
5.DA.65MarkliteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations

2016Anonymous (2016) Marklit ein neues Kupfer-Karbonat. Mineralien-Welt: 27(1): 2. [in German]
2016Plášil, J. (2016): http://www.jachymov2016.cz/abstracts (pp. 71-74).
2016Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2016) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2015 and 2016, CNMNC Newsletter No 29. Mineralogical Magazine, 80 (1) 199-205 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.080DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2016.080.080
2018Rocchetti, I., Campostrini, I., Demartin, F., Ferretti, P., Chiereghin, P., Contin, A., and Toniolo, E. (2018) Marklite del Monte Trisa. Studi e Ricerche - Associazione Amici del Museo - Museo Civico "G. Zannato" Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza), 25, 47-49.
2022(2022) Marklite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Marklite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/marklite-46877},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}