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Francevillite

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Francevillite

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Kolwezi District, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 2.8 × 1 cm
Weight: 
5.00gr
Description

Bright yellow cluster of radioactive francevillite on matrix.

Ex-Bollig collection

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Francevillite

Formula: 
(Ba,Pb)(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2O
Strunz: 
4.HB.15
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon