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Avicennite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Avicennite, etc.

Mount Nakkaalaaq, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Avicennite

Erzmatt, Buus, Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

Avicennite

Lookout Pass Thallium prospect, Little Valley, Lookout Pass Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA

Avicennite, etc.

Mount Nakkaalaaq, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Avicennite

Erzmatt, Buus, Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

Avicennite

Lookout Pass Thallium prospect, Little Valley, Lookout Pass Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA

Avicennite, etc.

Mount Nakkaalaaq, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Avicennite

Erzmatt, Buus, Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

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About AvicenniteHide

Abū ‘Alī al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Abd Allāh ibn Sīnā'

Formula:

Tl³⁺₂O₃

Colour:

Greyish black with brownish black tint

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

1½ - 2½

Specific Gravity:

8.9

Crystal System:

Isometric

Name:

For the medieval Uzbek (Persian) scholar and physician, Abu 'Ali al-Husayn ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Sina (Avicenna) (980-1037), who lived in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Dzhuzumli village, Zirabulak Mountain (Zirabulakskie Mountain), Samarqand, Uzbekistan

This page provides mineralogical data about Avicennite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

437

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:437:6

IMA Classification of AvicenniteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

First published:

1958

Type description reference:

Karpova, K. N., Kon'kova, E. A., Larkin, E. D. and Savel'ev, V. F. (1958): Avicennite, a new mineral. Doklady Akademii Nauk Uzbekistan SSR, 2, 23-26 (in Russian).

Classification of AvicenniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

4.CB.10

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
B : With medium-sized cations

Dana 8th ed.:

4.3.8.1

4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
3 : A₂X₃

Hey's CIM Ref.:

7.7.3

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
7 : Oxides of Group III metals other than Al

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Avc	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of AvicenniteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Greyish black with brownish black tint

Streak:

Greyish black, black with a brownish tint

Hardness:

1½ - 2½ on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₂₅=46 - 80 kg/mm² - Vickers

Tenacity:

Very brittle

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven, Hackly, Conchoidal

Density:

8.9 g/cm³ (Measured) 10.34 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of AvicenniteHide

Type:

Isotropic

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)
400nm	11.5%
470nm	12.5%
500nm	13.0%
546nm	12.7%
589nm	12.3%
650nm	10.6%
700nm	11.5%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 13.0%.

Colour in reflected light:

Pale grey to medium grey

Chemistry of AvicenniteHide

Mindat Formula:

Tl³⁺₂O₃

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Tl	89.492 %
O	10.508 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

O, Tl - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1
Tl₂O₃	85.36 %
V₂O₅	0.73 %
As₂O₅	0.85 %
Sb₂O₃	12.98 %
Total:	99.92 %

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Khokhoy deposit, Khokhoy Gold Ore Field, Upper Amga gold-mining district, Aldansky District, Sakha, Russia	Anisimova, Galina S.; Kondratieva, Larisa A.; Kardashevskaia, Veronika N.; Kasatkin, Anatoly V.; Gurzhiy, Vladislav V. (2025) Sb-Rich Avicennite from the Khokhoy Gold Deposit (Aldan Shield, Russia). Minerals, 15 (12). doi:10.3390/min15121294

Crystallography of AvicenniteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3(2/m3) - Diploidal

Space Group:

Ia3

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.5468 Å

Unit Cell V:

1,173.17 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Crystals, less than 1 mm, some showing subhedral octahedral faces; porous grains; coatings on carlinite

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Temp (K)
0015057	Avicennite	Otto H H, Baltrusch R, Brant H J (1993) Further evidence for Tl3+ in Tl-based superconductors from improved bond strength parameters involving new structural data of cubic Tl2O3 Physica C 215 205-208	1993	293
0017672	Avicennite	Zachariasen W (1928) Untersuchungen ueber die Kristallstruktur von Sesquioxyden und Verbindungen A B O3 _cod_database_code 1010952 Skrifter utgitt av det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo 1928 1-165	1928	293
0017649	Avicennite	Zachariasen W (1927) The crystal structure of the modification C of the sesquioxides of the rare earth metals, and of indium and thallium. _cod_database_code 1010927 Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 9 310-316	1927	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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Tl1   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   0.01270
Tl2   0.96815   0.00000   0.25000   0.00810
O   0.38240   0.39050   0.15420   0.02400

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.044 Å	(100)
1.864 Å	(38)
2.637 Å	(37)
1.590 Å	(30)
4.307 Å	(17)
2.068 Å	(7)
2.486 Å	(6)

Locality:

Dzhuzumli village, Zirabulak Mountain (Zirabulakskie Mountain), Samarqand, Uzbekistan

Reference:

Karpova, K. N., Kon'kova, E. A., Larkin, E. D. and Savel'ev, V. F. (1958): Avicennite, a new mineral. Doklady Akademii Nauk Uzbekistan SSR, 2, 23-26 (in Russian).

Comments:

Recorded on material from Carlin, Nevada, USA.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Near-surface Processes
23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47h : [Near-surface oxidized, dehydrated minerals]

Geological Setting:

Oxidation product of carlinite in carbonaceous gold ores in silicified limestones and quartz (Carlin, Nevada, USA).

Type Occurrence of AvicenniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Dzhuzumli village, Zirabulak Mountain (Zirabulakskie Mountain), Samarqand, Uzbekistan

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

n.d.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Weathered zone of a hematite-calcite vein cutting banded marmorized and silicified limestones near a granite-gneiss contact.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Hematite

'Limonite'

Reference:

Karpova, K. N., Kon'kova, E. A., Larkin, E. D. and Savel'ev, V. F. (1958): Avicennite, a new mineral. Doklady Akademii Nauk Uzbekistan SSR, 2, 23-26 (in Russian).

Other Language Names for AvicenniteHide

Dutch:Avicenniet

French:Avicennite

German:Avicennit

Norwegian:Avicennitt

Russian:Авиценнит

Simplified Chinese:褐铊矿

Spanish:Avicennita

Varieties of AvicenniteHide

Sb-rich Avicennite

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

15 photos of Avicennite associated with 'Chert'
6 photos of Avicennite associated with Parapierrotite	TlSb₅S₈
4 photos of Avicennite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
3 photos of Avicennite associated with Tripuhyite	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄
2 photos of Avicennite associated with Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃(AsO₄)₃O₂ · 3H₂O
2 photos of Avicennite associated with Stibiconite	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)
1 photo of Avicennite associated with Jarosite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
1 photo of Avicennite associated with Kermesite	Sb₂S₂O
1 photo of Avicennite associated with Hematite	Fe₂O₃
1 photo of Avicennite associated with Hydroxycalcioroméite	(Ca,Sb³⁺)₂(Sb⁵⁺,Ti)₂O₆(OH)

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

4.CB.	Magnesiohögbomite-6N12S	Mg₅Al₁₁TiO₂₃(OH)	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
4.CB.	Kidodite	BaMg₂Fe₁₆O₂₇	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CB.	Ferrohögbomite-2N2S	[(Fe²⁺,Mg,Zn,Al)₃(Al,Ti,Fe³⁺)₈O₁₅(OH)]₂	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.	Zhenruite	(MoO₃)₂ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
4.CB.	Fuyuanite	Mg₇Nb₆O₁₈(OH)₈	Trig. 3 : P3
4.CB.	Virgilluethite	MoO₃ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.CB.	Pengite	(Pb₈Sb³⁺₃)_Σ11Sb⁵⁺₉O₃₅	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
4.CB.05	Brizziite	NaSb⁵⁺O₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	Tistarite	Ti³⁺₂O₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
4.CB.05	Hematite	Fe₂O₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
4.CB.05	Ecandrewsite	ZnTiO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	Melanostibite	Mn²⁺₂Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₆	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	'UM1998-11-O-AuHSb'	Au⁺₂Sb³⁺O₂(OH)
4.CB.05	Karelianite	V³⁺₂O₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
4.CB.05	Corundum	Al₂O₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
4.CB.05	Eskolaite	Cr₂O₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
4.CB.05	Geikielite	MgTiO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	Akimotoite	MgSiO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	'Unnamed (Fe-Cr Oxide)'	FeCrO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	'Auroantimonate'	AuSbO₃
4.CB.05	Hemleyite	Fe²⁺SiO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.05	Pyrophanite	Mn²⁺TiO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CB.10	Bixbyite-(Fe)	(Fe,Mn)₂O₃	Iso.
4.CB.10	Bixbyite-(Mn)	Mn³⁺₂O₃	Iso. m3(2/m3) : Ia3
4.CB.15	Armalcolite	MgTi⁴⁺₂O₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
4.CB.15	Ferropseudobrookite	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺₂O₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
4.CB.15	Griffinite	Al₂Ti⁴⁺O₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
4.CB.15	Pseudobrookite Group
4.CB.15	Sassite	Ti³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺O₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
4.CB.15	Pseudobrookite	Fe³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺O₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
4.CB.20	Zincovelesite-6N6S	Zn₃(Fe³⁺,Mn³⁺,Al,Ti)₈O₁₅(OH)	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
4.CB.20	Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S	(Mg_8.43Fe²⁺_1.57)_Σ=10Al₂₂Ti⁴⁺₂O₄₆(OH)₂	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.20	Magnesiobeltrandoite-2N3S	(Mg₆Al₂)(Al₁₈Fe³⁺₂)O₃₈(OH)₂	Trig. 3m : P3m1
4.CB.20	Zincohögbomite-2N6S	[(Zn,Mg)₇(Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)₁₆O₃₁(OH)]₂	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.20	Magnesiohögbomite-6N6S	[(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃(Al,Ti,Fe³⁺)₈O₁₅(OH)]₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
4.CB.20	Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S	[(Mg,Fe²⁺,Zn)₄(Al,Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₀O₁₉(OH)]₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31m
4.CB.20	Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S	[(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃[Al₇(Ti,Fe³⁺)]O₁₅(OH)]₂	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.20	'Ferrohögbomite-6N12S'	[(Fe²⁺,Mg,Zn)₅(Al,Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₂O₂₃(OH)]₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
4.CB.20	Zincohögbomite-2N2S	[(Zn,Al,Fe²⁺)₃(Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)₈O₁₅(OH)]₂	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.25	Kleberite	FeTi₆O₁₁(OH)₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.CB.25	Pseudorutile	Fe³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺₃O₉	Hex. 622 : P6₃22
4.CB.30	Oxyvanite	V³⁺₂V⁴⁺O₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CB.30	Berdesinskiite	V³⁺₂TiO₅	Mon.
4.CB.30	Kaitianite	Ti³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺O₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CB.35	Machiite	Al₂Ti₃O₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CB.35	Vestaite	(Ti⁴⁺Fe²⁺)Ti⁴⁺₃O₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CB.35	Olkhonskite	(Cr,V)₂Ti₃O₉	Mon.
4.CB.35	Schreyerite	V³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺₃O₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CB.40	Zincorinmanite-(Zn)	Zn₂Sb₂(Fe³⁺₄Zn₂)O₁₄(OH)₂	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.40	Majindeite	Mg₂Mo₃O₈	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.40	Almagreraite	CuZnMn⁴⁺₃O₈	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
4.CB.40	Kamiokite	Fe₂Mo₃O₈	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.40	Nolanite	V³⁺₈Fe³⁺₂O₁₄(OH)₂	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.40	Iseite	Mn₂Mo₃O₈	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.CB.40	Rinmanite	Zn₂Sb₂Mg₂Fe₄O₁₄(OH)₂	Hex. 6 : P6₃
4.CB.45	Stibioclaudetite	AsSbO₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
4.CB.45	Claudetite	As₂O₃	Mon. 2/m
4.CB.50	Senarmontite	Sb₂O₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.CB.50	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.CB.55	Valentinite	Sb₂O₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pccn
4.CB.60	Bismite	Bi₂O₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.CB.65	Sphaerobismoite	Bi₂O₃	Tet.
4.CB.70	Sillénite	Bi₁₂SiO₂₀	Iso. 23 : I23
4.CB.75	Kyzylkumite	V³⁺Ti₂O₅(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.CB.80	'Tietaiyangite'	Fe³⁺₄Fe²⁺TiO₉	Hex.
4.CB.85	Liuite	FeTiO₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
4.CB.90	Luogufengite	Fe₂O₃	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
4.CB.95	Wangdaodeite	FeTiO₃	Trig. 3m : R3c

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

Contains thallium - always wash hands after handling. Avoid inhaling dust when handling or breaking. Never lick or ingest.

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References for AvicenniteHide

Reference List:

Karpova, K. N., Kon'kova, E. A., Larkin, E. D. and Savel'ev, V. F. (1958): Avicennite, a new mineral. Doklady Akademii Nauk Uzbekistan SSR, 2, 23-26 (in Russian).

Fleischer, M. (1959) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 44 (11-12). 1321-1329 pp.1324-1324

Kon'kova, E. A. and Savel'ev, V. F. (1960): A new thallium mineral - avicennite. Zapinski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 89, 316-320 (in Russian).

Vlasov, K. A., Ed. (1966): Mineralogy of rare elements, Vol. 2, 604-605.

Radtke, A. S., Dickson, F. W. and Slack, J. F. (1978): Occurrence and formation of avicennite, Tl2O3, as a secondary mineral at the Carlin gold deposit, Nevada. Journal of Research of the United States Geological Survey, 6, 241-246.

Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 31.

(2005) Avicennite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


China
Anhui Ma'anshan He County ⓘ Xiangquan Tl deposit	Fan et al. (2005)
Tibet Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture) Lhorong Co. (Luolong Co.) ⓘ Sila ditch	Shuihe Mao et al. (1989)

Greenland
Kujalleq ⓘ Ilímaussaq complex	Petersen (2001)
ⓘ Mount Nakkaalaaq	Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data (1999)

North Macedonia
Kavadarci Municipality Ržanovo ⓘ Allchar	Djordjevic et al. (2021)

Russia
Kamchatka Krai Milkovsky District Tolbachik Volcanic field Mountain 1004 ⓘ Western paleo-fumarole field	Pekov et al. (2026)
Sakha Aldansky District Upper Amga gold-mining district ⓘ Khokhoy Gold Ore Field	Anisimova et al. (2020) +2 other references
ⓘ Khokhoy deposit	[var: Sb-rich Avicennite] Anisimova et al. (2025)
Verkhneamginskaya auriferous zone ⓘ Upstream region of Khokhoy creek	Kasatkin et al. (2022)

Switzerland
Basel-Landschaft Sissach Buus ⓘ Erzmatt	Voegelin et al. (2015) +2 other references

USA
Nevada Eureka County Lynn Mining District ⓘ Carlin Gold Mine	Radtke et al. (1978) +1 other reference
Utah Tooele County Lookout Pass Mining District Little Valley ⓘ Lookout Pass Thallium prospect	Mineralogical Society of America - ... +2 other references

Uzbekistan (TL)
Samarqand Zirabulak Mountain (Zirabulakskie Mountain) ⓘ Dzhuzumli village (TL)	Karpova et al. (1958) +2 other references

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