Avicennite

(repeating unit)Tl2O3Strunz classification4.CB.10Dana classification04.03.08.01Crystal systemCubicCrystal classDiploidal (m3)
H-M symbol: (2/m 3)Space groupIa3IdentificationColorGrayish black with brownish black tintMohs scale hardness2[1]Density8.9[2]

Avicennite (thallium(III) oxide) is an oxide mineral. It was discovered around the Dzhuzumli village, Samarqand, Uzbekistan.[2] It is named after Avicenna, a Persian doctor and polymath.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Avicennite Mineral Data".
  2. ^ a b Mindat - Avicennite
  3. ^ Anthony, John W.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Bladh, Kenneth W.; Nichols, Monte C. (eds.). "Avicennite". Handbook of Mineralogy (PDF). Chantilly, VA, USA: Mineralogical Society of America. Retrieved 13 March 2022.