Avicennite

Avicennite
General
CategoryMineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		Tl2O3
Strunz classification4.CB.10
Dana classification04.03.08.01
Crystal systemCubic
Crystal classDiploidal (m3)
H-M symbol: (2/m 3)
Space groupIa3
Identification
ColorGrayish black with brownish black tint
Mohs 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]

  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.