Avicennite | |
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General | |
Category | Mineral |
Formula (repeating unit) | Tl2O3 |
Strunz classification | 4.CB.10 |
Dana classification | 04.03.08.01 |
Crystal system | Cubic |
Crystal class | Diploidal (m3) H-M symbol: (2/m 3) |
Space group | Ia3 |
Identification | |
Color | Grayish black with brownish black tint |
Mohs scale hardness | 2[1] |
Density | 8.9[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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Avicennite Mineral Data".
- ^ a b Mindat - Avicennite
- ^ 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.