Etymology

francevillite

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Today it means: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, uranium, and vanadium. Full definition →

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The story

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.