Mineral Factbook

Avicennite

Tl2O3IMA symbol: Avcgrandfathered

Avicennite is an oxide or hydroxide mineral with the formula Tl2O3, crystallizing in the cubic system. It has a calculated density of 10.276 g/cm3.

Photos

Avicennite specimen photo
David Hospital · CC BY 4.0 · Commons

Crystallography

Crystal systemcubic crystal systemWikidata (CC0)
Space groupI 21 3
Cell (Å, °)a = 10.57, b = 10.57, c = 10.57; α = 90, β = 90, γ = 90
Cell volume1180.9 ų, Z = 16
Axial ratios1.0000:1:1.0000calculated from COD 1010952
Source structureCOD 1010952 (Skrifter utgitt av det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo 1: Matematisk- Naturvidenskapelig Klasse, 1928) — 1 of 3 structures

Powder X-ray diffraction (calculated)

2θ (degrees, Cu Kα1)I/I₀ (max 100)
d (Å)3.0511.8692.6431.5931.2122.825
I/I₀10038.736.732.79.18.6

xrd-v1: CuKa1 1.5406A, 2theta 5-90, top10, Imax=100, no DW/PO. Computed from COD 1010952; idealized occupancies, no preferred orientation.

Physical properties

Density (calculated)10.276 g/cm³calculated from COD 1010952

Chemistry (calculated)

Molecular weight456.76 g/molcalculated from the IMA formula
Composition (wt%)Tl 89.49%, O 10.51%

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)4.CB.10Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)4.CB.10Wikidata (CC0)