Crystals usually tetrahedral, with modifying {001} or other forms; rarely cubo-octahedral through equal development of {001}, {111} and {_111}. {001} and {hhl} striated parallel to the edges with the tetrahedra. Positive and negative tetrahedra exhibit no differences in surface characteristics.

Twinning:

On {111}, repeated at times.

Comment:

Tetrahedral

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Year	Temp (K)
0005529	Marshite	Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1997) A note on the crystal structure of marshite The Canadian Mineralogist 35 785-786	1997	293
0015184	Marshite	Hull S, Keen D A (1994) High-pressure polymorphism of the copper(I) halides: A neutron-diffraction study to ~10 GPa Physical Review B50 5868-5885	1994	293
0015183	Marshite	Hull S, Keen D A (1994) High-pressure polymorphism of the copper(I) halides: A neutron-diffraction study to ~10 GPa Physical Review B50 5868-5885	1994	293
0015182	Marshite	Hull S, Keen D A (1994) High-pressure polymorphism of the copper(I) halides: A neutron-diffraction study to ~10 GPa Physical Review B50 5868-5885	1994	293
0015181	Marshite	Hull S, Keen D A (1994) High-pressure polymorphism of the copper(I) halides: A neutron-diffraction study to ~10 GPa Physical Review B50 5868-5885	1994	293
0015180	Marshite	Hull S, Keen D A (1994) High-pressure polymorphism of the copper(I) halides: A neutron-diffraction study to ~10 GPa Physical Review B50 5868-5885	1994	293
0011522	Marshite	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237	1963	293
0018105	Marshite	Wyckoff R, Posnjak E (1922) The crystal structures of the cuprous halides _cod_database_code 1011239 Journal of the American Chemical Society 44 30-36	1922	293

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 Note: ZnS structure, sphalerite structure
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Cu 0.03360 0.03360 0.03360 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.49 Å	(100)
3.03 Å	(10)
2.14 Å	(60)
1.82 Å	(30)
1.51 Å	(10)
1.39 Å	(10)
1.24 Å	(10)
1.16 Å	(10)

Comments:

6-246 (synthetic)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47g : [Halogen-bearing surface weathering minerals]

Type Occurrence of MarshiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Synonyms of MarshiteHide

Marszyt

Native copper iodide

Other Language Names for MarshiteHide

Dutch:Marshiet

German:Marshit
Cuprojodid
Kupferjodür

Russian:Маршит

Spanish:Marshita

Varieties of MarshiteHide

Cupro-iodargyrite

A silver-bearing variety of marshite with approximately a 1:1 Ag:Cu ratio.

Relationship of Marshite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Chlorargyrite Group

Other Members of Chlorargyrite Group:

Bromargyrite	AgBr	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
Chlorargyrite	AgCl	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
Miersite	(Ag,Cu)I	Iso. 43m : F43m
Nantokite	CuCl	Iso. 43m : F43m

Forms a series with:

Miersite

Marshite-Miersite Series

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

24 photos of Marshite associated with Cuprite	Cu₂O
11 photos of Marshite associated with Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
10 photos of Marshite associated with Native Copper	Cu
4 photos of Marshite associated with Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
4 photos of Marshite associated with Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
4 photos of Marshite associated with Antlerite	Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
3 photos of Marshite associated with Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
3 photos of Marshite associated with Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
3 photos of Marshite associated with 'Chalcotrichite'	Cu₂O
2 photos of Marshite associated with Quartz	SiO₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

3.AA.	Brontesite	(NH₄)₃PbCl₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
3.AA.05	Nantokite	CuCl	Iso. 43m : F43m
3.AA.05	'UM1999-11:I:CuS'	Cu(I,S)
3.AA.05	Miersite	(Ag,Cu)I	Iso. 43m : F43m
3.AA.10	Tocornalite	(Ag,Hg)I (?)	Hex.
3.AA.10	Iodargyrite	AgI	Hex. 6mm : P6mm
3.AA.15	Bromargyrite	AgBr	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
3.AA.15	Chlorargyrite	AgCl	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
3.AA.20	Sylvite	KCl	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
3.AA.20	Halite	NaCl	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
3.AA.20	Villiaumite	NaF	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
3.AA.20	Carobbiite	KF	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
3.AA.20	Griceite	LiF	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
3.AA.25	'UM1998-03-Cl:Tl'	TlCl
3.AA.25	Nataliyamalikite	TlI	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
3.AA.25	Lafossaite	Tl(Cl,Br)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
3.AA.25	Salammoniac	NH₄Cl	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
3.AA.30	Calomel	[Hg₂]²⁺Cl₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4/mmm
3.AA.30	Moschelite	[Hg₂]²⁺I₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4/mmm
3.AA.30	Kuzminite	HgBr	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4/mmm
3.AA.35	Neighborite	NaMgF₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
3.AA.35	Parascandolaite	KMgF₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
3.AA.40	Javorieite	KFeCl₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
3.AA.40	Chlorocalcite	KCaCl₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
3.AA.45	Kolarite	PbTeCl₂	Orth.
3.AA.50	Radhakrishnaite	PbTe₃(Cl,S)₂	Tet.
3.AA.55	Challacolloite	KPb₂Cl₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
3.AA.60	Hephaistosite	TlPb₂Cl₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
3.AA.90	Pseudocotunnite	K₂PbCl₄	Orth.

Fluorescence of MarshiteHide

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Frequently fluorescent red in both SW and LW

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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References for MarshiteHide

Reference List:

Marsh, C.W. (1892) On native copper iodide (marshite) and other minerals from Broken Hill, N. S. Wales. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 26. 326-332

Miers (1894) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: 24: 207.

Spencer, L. J. (1901) Marshite, Miersite, and Iodyrite from Broken Hill, New South Wales. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 13 (59) 38-53 doi:10.1180/minmag.1901.013.59.04

Prior, G. T. (1902) The Identity of Kilbriekenite with Geocronite : and Analyses of Miersite, Marshite, and Copper-pyrites. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 13 (60) 186-190 doi:10.1180/minmag.1902.13.60.07

Aminoff (1922) Geol För. Förh.: 44: 444.

Barth and Lunde (1925) Norsk Geol. Tidsskr.: 8: 281.

Jarrell, O. W. (1939) Marshite and other minerals from Chuquicamata, Chile. American Mineralogist, 24 (10) 629-635

Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.pp.20-22

Cooper, M.A., Hawthorne, F.C. (1997) A note on the crystal structure of marshite. The Canadian Mineralogist: 35: 785-786.

Millsteed, P. W. (1998) Marshite–miersile solid solution and iodargyrite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 62 (4) 471-475 doi:10.1180/002646198547846

(2005) Marshite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for MarshiteHide

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Australia
New South Wales Yancowinna Co. Broken Hill district ⓘ Broken Hill	Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference
ⓘ Block 14 opencut	Steve Sorrell Collection
ⓘ Broken Hill Proprietary Mine (TL)	Marsh (1892)
ⓘ Block 14	Museum Victoria collection
Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine) ⓘ Kintore opencut	Birch et al. (1997)
ⓘ Consols Mine (ABH Consols Mine; Australian Broken Hill Consols Mine)	Smith (1987)
North Mine Block 39 ⓘ Junction Mine	Lavinsky (n.d.)
South Australia Copper Coast Council ⓘ Poona Mine (Mattapara; Alameda Pty Ltd; EML 5525; ML 5524)	Elliot (1990)
Pastoral Unincorporated Area Mingary Mutooroo area Mutooroo Homestead ⓘ Mutooroo Copper Mine	Sorrell (n.d.)

Brazil
Paraíba Nova Palmeira ⓘ Roncadeira pegmatite ?	Thomas et al. (2023)

Chile
Antofagasta El Loa Province Calama Chuquicamata District ⓘ Chuquicamata Mine	Jarrell (1939) +2 other references
Atacama Chañaral Province Diego de Almagro San Pedro de Cachiyuyo mining district Delirio mine ⓘ Manto Cuba pit	Maurizio Dini collection - analysed ...
Huasco Province Alto del Carmen ⓘ Pascua Lama project	Chouinard et al. (2005)
Tarapacá Iquique Province Santa Rosa-Huantajaya mining district (Huantajaya mining district) ⓘ San Agustín Mine	[var: Cupro-iodargyrite] Palache et al (1944)

Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate Rhein-Lahn-Kreis Lahnstein Friedrichssegen ⓘ Friedrichssegen Mine	[var: Cupro-iodargyrite] Der Aufschluss Vol.55

Mexico
Sonora Santa Cruz Municipality Milpillas ⓘ Milpillas Mine	Jones et al. (2021)

Mongolia
Ömnögovi Province Khanbogd District ⓘ Tsogttsetsii area	Davaasuren et al. (2016)

Russia
Altai Krai Rubtsovsky District ⓘ Rubtsovsk Mine	Minerals offered by Excalibur minerals +1 other reference
Tuva Sut-Kholsky District Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster ⓘ Khaak-Sair occurrence	Kuzhuget et al. (2015)

South Africa
Mpumalanga Nkangala District Municipality Thembisile Hani Local Municipality ⓘ Albert silver mine	Meulenbeld et al. (2014)

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