Avicennite Explained

Avicennite
Formula:	Tl2O3
Strunz:	4.CB.10
Dana:	04.03.08.01
System:	Cubic
Class:	Diploidal (m) H-M symbol: (2/m)
Symmetry:	Ia
Color:	Grayish black with brownish black tint
Mohs:	2^[1]
Density:	8.9^[2]

Avicennite (thallium(III) oxide) is an oxide mineral. It was discovered around the Dzhuzumli village, Samarqand, Uzbekistan.^[3] It is named after Avicenna, a Persian doctor and polymath.^[4]

See also

• List of minerals
• List of minerals named after people

Notes and References

1. Web site: Avicennite Mineral Data.
2. http://www.mindat.org/min-437.html Mindat - Avicennite
3. http://www.mindat.org/min-437.html Mindat - Avicennite
4. Book: John W. . Anthony . Richard A. . Bideaux . Kenneth W. . Bladh . Monte C. . Nichols . Handbook of Mineralogy . Mineralogical Society of America . Chantilly, VA, USA . 13 March 2022 . Avicennite.