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Francevillite : (Ba,Pb)(UO2)2[VO4]2 · 5H2O, Autunite : Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·11H2O

Saint-Pierre-du-Cantal, Champagnac, Mauriac, Cantal, Auvergne, France

brown-red xx of Francevillite with canary-yellow Autunite, field of view 2 mm, photo & collection Joachim Esche
 © jo-esche 2007Photo ID: 85689    View Count: 255

Francevillite : (Ba,Pb)(UO2)2[VO4]2 · 5H2O

Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon

Picture width 8 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried
 © Stephan WolfsriedPhoto ID: 80984    View Count: 421

Francevillite : (Ba,Pb)(UO2)2[VO4]2 · 5H2O, Chervetite : Pb2[V2O7], Curienite : Pb(UO2)2[VO4]2 · 5H2O

Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon

2,5cm area of lustrous, bright reddish-orange spherical aggregates of striated tabular Francevillite crystals with canary-yellow earthy Curienite coatings and a 6mm greyish lustrous prismatic Chervetite crystal. L.Rantos collection.
 © L.RantosPhoto ID: 22915    View Count: 604

Francevillite : (Ba,Pb)(UO2)2[VO4]2 · 5H2O, Mounanaite : PbFe3+2[VO4]2 · 2(OH,F), Curienite : Pb(UO2)2[VO4]2 · 5H2O

Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon

A rich miniature-sized specimen of incredible aesthetic and scientific quality. This piece features INDIVIDUAL and ISOLATED , RELATIVELY LARGE crystals of Francevillite to several mm in size, on an attractive matrix plate - and the back side is as good as the front side! Tiny yellow-gemmy crystals of mounanaite are so abundant and rich on this ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 20877    View Count: 518

Francevillite : (Ba,Pb)(UO2)2[VO4]2 · 5H2O

Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon

Nice cluster of francevillite xls, 1.6mm. JBS specimen and photo.
 © JBS 2006Photo ID: 79338    View Count: 183

Francevillite : (Ba,Pb)(UO2)2[VO4]2 · 5H2O

Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon

Bright orange-red spherical aggregates of lustrous, striated tabular crystals to 4mm. Minor bright yellow Curienite coatings. L.Rantos collection.
 © L.RantosPhoto ID: 22916    View Count: 540

Francevillite : (Ba,Pb)(UO2)2[VO4]2 · 5H2O

Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon

Many 3-5 mm dark orange to red crystals clusters of francevillite [see http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-55191.html for discussion] are scattered on dark matrix. Sample is 4 x 3 cm wide. Acquired from G. Gauthier in 1985. Picture and collection of D. Respino.
 © D.RespinoPhoto ID: 85616    View Count: 187

Francevillite : (Ba,Pb)(UO2)2[VO4]2 · 5H2O, Mounanaite : PbFe3+2[VO4]2 · 2(OH,F)

Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon

Francevillite crystal clusters on dark brown Mounanaite from the type locality.
Specimen found in 1966.
Ex Wayne Leight, Bill Pinch and Zélimir Gabelica collection.
Specimen size, 58 mm.
Collection and photo, Paul De Bondt.
 © Paul De BondtPhoto ID: 150421    View Count: 162

Francevillite : (Ba,Pb)(UO2)2[VO4]2 · 5H2O, Chervetite : Pb2[V2O7], Curienite : Pb(UO2)2[VO4]2 · 5H2O

Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon

This specimen at first glance seems to be a pretty good francevillite (orange) with curienite (yellow). It is indeed that - very rich, colorful, and with awfully large crystals for francevillite! HOWEVER, the piece ALSO hosts outstanding, huge, really sharp crystals of the much rarer associated species Chervetite, named For French mineralogist, ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 64420    View Count: 304

Francevillite : (Ba,Pb)(UO2)2[VO4]2 · 5H2O

Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon

A gorgeous, colorful, completely covered specimen of this beautiful rarity! 7.5 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 69235    View Count: 278
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