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Name: Francevillite RRUFF ID: R070159 Ideal Chemistry: Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2O Locality: Mounana mine, Franceville, Haut-Ogooue, Gabon Source: James Shigley [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregate of orange tabular crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ Fritzscheite (2) ] |
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REFERENCES for Francevillite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] |
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Branche G, Ropert M E, Chantret F, Morignat B, Pouget R (1957) La francevillite, nouveau minéral uranifère, Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, 245, 89-91 |
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Fleischer M (1958) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 43, 180-180 [view file] |
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Mereiter K (1986) Crystal structure refinement of two francevillites, (Ba,Pb)[(UO2)2V2O8]·5H2O, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1986, 552-560 |
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Frost R L, Čejka J, Weier M L, Martens W, Henry D A (2005) Vibrational spectroscopy of selected natural uranyl vanadates, Vibrational Spectroscopy, 39, 131-138 |
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