Chemistry:Avicennite

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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]

See also

References

  1. "Avicennite Mineral Data". http://webmineral.com/data/Avicennite.shtml#.XAWcM3WYVhE. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mindat - Avicennite
  3. "Avicennite". Handbook of Mineralogy. Chantilly, VA, USA: Mineralogical Society of America. http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/avicennite.pdf. Retrieved 13 March 2022.