francevillite

English

Francevillite

Etymology

Named for type locality Franceville, Gabon, +‎ -ite.

Noun

francevillite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, uranium, and vanadium.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Francevillite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “francevillite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.