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avicennite

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Also known as Tl₂O₃, Tl2O3

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

Key facts

Mineral.name
Avicennite
Mineral.image
Avicennite.jpg
Mineral.formula
Tl2O3
Mineral.strunz
4.CB.10
Mineral.dana
04.03.08.01
Mineral.system
Cubic
Mineral.class
Diploidal (m) H-M symbol: (2/m )
Mineral.symmetry
Ia
Mineral.color
Grayish black with brownish black tint
Mineral.mohs
2
Mineral.density
8.9

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Avicenna
Image
Avicennite.jpg
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Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
4.CB.10
chemical formula
Tl₂O₃
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
4.CB.10
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
IV/C.03
crystal system
cubic crystal system
IMA Mineral Symbol
Avc
Commons category
Avicennite

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

==See also== List of minerals List of minerals named after people

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