Formula :
Cu5(CO3)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
System: monoclinic Hardness:- Rarity:very rare
Strunz id:V/D.A -
NITRATES, CARBONATES and BORATES
Name origin: Named after Prof. Dr. Gregor Markl,born February 22nd, 1971 in Frankfurt a.M., Germany,mineralogist at the University of Tübingen, Germany, who found the type specimen of marklite, for his numerous studies and books on crustal petrology, geochemistry and specifically on the hydrothermal ore deposits of the Black Forest area (genesis, oxidative alteration, mineralogy and geochemistry).
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