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He was a crystallographer and professor at the Laboratory of Mineralogy and Crystallography, University of Pierre and Marie Curie (Sorbonne), Paris, France. He was a key figure in European science serving as President of CERN Council and as the first chairman of the European Space Agency (ESA). He has been called the Father of the Ariane rocket program.","2026-01-16 16:05:18",[],[66,74,82],{"id":67,"name":68,"entrytype":9,"csystem":38,"ima_formula":69,"mindat_formula":70,"hmin":71,"hmax":71,"dmeas":11,"dcalc":72,"primary_image_id":73},52152,"Finchite","Sr(UO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(V\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>8\u003C\u002Fsub>) · 5H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Sr(UO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(V\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>8\u003C\u002Fsub>)·5H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O",2,"4.352",8928,{"id":75,"name":76,"entrytype":9,"csystem":38,"ima_formula":77,"mindat_formula":78,"hmin":45,"hmax":45,"dmeas":79,"dcalc":80,"primary_image_id":81},1589,"Francevillite","Ba(UO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(VO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub> · 5H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Ba(UO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(VO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>·5H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","4.55","4.56",9343,{"id":83,"name":84,"entrytype":9,"csystem":85,"ima_formula":86,"mindat_formula":87,"hmin":71,"hmax":45,"dmeas":88,"dcalc":40,"primary_image_id":89},1611,"Fritzscheite","Tetragonal","Mn\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>(UO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(VO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>,PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub> · 4H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Mn(UO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>,VO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>·10H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O (?)","3.5",9444,[],[],[93],{"id":94,"txt":95,"latitude":96,"longitude":97,"country":98},1750,"Mounana Mine, Mounana, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon",-1.4333333,13.15,"Gabon",13,[101,105,109,113,117,121,125,129],{"id":102,"year":29,"html":103,"doi":104},401802,"Cesbron, Fabien, Morin, Noël (1968) Une nouvelle espèce minérale : la curiénite. Étude de la série francevillite-curiénite. \u003Ci>Bulletin de Minéralogie\u003C\u002Fi>,  91 (5) 453-459 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1968.6260'>doi:10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1968.6260\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Frruff_1.0\u002Fuploads\u002FBSFMC91_453.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1968.6260",{"id":106,"year":107,"html":108,"doi":11},525232,1969,"Fleischer, Michael (1969) New Mineral Names. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  54 (7-8) 1218-1223 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM54\u002FAM54_1218.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":110,"year":111,"html":112,"doi":11},16107058,1971,"Borène, J. and Cesbron, F. (1971) Structure cristalline de la curiénite Pb(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2O. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie: 94: 8-14.",{"id":114,"year":115,"html":116,"doi":11},16107059,1981,"Deliens M., Piret P., Comblain G. (1981) Les Minéraux secondaires d'uranium du Zaïre.",{"id":118,"year":119,"html":120,"doi":11},16107060,1992,"Pauliš, P. (1992) Curienite from Abertamy near Jachymov, Western Bohemia, Czechoslovakia. Casopis pro Mineralogii a Geologii: 37(1): 55–56. (in Czech with English abs.)",{"id":122,"year":123,"html":124,"doi":11},16963875,2005,"(2005) Curienite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fcurienite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":126,"year":123,"html":127,"doi":128},16726379,"Frost, Ray L., Čejka, Jiří, Weier, Matt L., Martens, Wayde, Henry, Dermot A. (2005) Vibrational spectroscopy of selected natural uranyl vanadates. \u003Ci>Vibrational Spectroscopy\u003C\u002Fi>,  39 (2) 131-138 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002Fj.vibspec.2005.01.005'>doi:10.1016\u002Fj.vibspec.2005.01.005\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1016\u002Fj.vibspec.2005.01.005",{"id":130,"year":123,"html":131,"doi":132},64215,"Burns, Peter C. (2005) U\u003Csup>6+\u003C\u002Fsup> minerals and inorganic compounds: insights into an expanded structural hierarchy of crystal structures. \u003Ci>The Canadian Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  43 (6) 1839-1894 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.43.6.1839'>doi:10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.43.6.1839\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002Fcm\u002Fvol43\u002FCM43_1839.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.43.6.1839",[134,144,152,159,167,175,183,191,198,205,212,222,228,236,242,248],{"id":135,"source_url":136,"license_code":137,"credit_html":138,"title":139,"description":140,"author":141,"original_width":142,"original_height":143},6706,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120112","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120112\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Francevillite-Mounanaite-Curienite-20877.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFrancevillite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Francevillite\">Francevillite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMounanaite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Mounanaite\">Mounanaite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCurienite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Curienite\">Curienite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFranceville\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Franceville\">Franceville\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHaut-Ogoou%C3%A9_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Haut-Ogooué Province\">Haut-Ogooué Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Gabon (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1750.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>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 specimen that they are easily eye-visible against the larger francevillites, as shown in my pics. Characteristically powdery microcrystals of orangey-yellow curienite are in association , as well. This mine closed in 1999 after 40 years of production, and this is, for quality if not size, pretty much as good as the mineral gets. It is a trim from the large specimen I obtained, below. Note that this its the type locality of ALL THREE species! 4 x 3.5 x 1 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",750,563,{"id":145,"source_url":146,"license_code":137,"credit_html":147,"title":148,"description":149,"author":141,"original_width":150,"original_height":151},6707,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153225","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153225\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Francevillite-Curienite-181005.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFrancevillite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Francevillite\">Francevillite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCurienite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Curienite\">Curienite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFranceville\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Franceville\">Franceville\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHaut-Ogoou%C3%A9_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Haut-Ogooué Province\">Haut-Ogooué Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Gabon (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1750.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.7 x 6.4 x 3.7 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A solid, rich specimen that is almost entirely covered on the display face with beautiful orange Francevillite accented by yellow curienite. TYPE LOCALITY for both species. Tim Blackwood Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",800,709,{"id":153,"source_url":154,"license_code":137,"credit_html":155,"title":156,"description":149,"author":141,"original_width":157,"original_height":158},6708,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153227","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153227\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Francevillite-Curienite-181008.jpg",500,385,{"id":160,"source_url":161,"license_code":137,"credit_html":162,"title":163,"description":164,"author":141,"original_width":165,"original_height":166},16787,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120115","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120115\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Francevillite-Mounanaite-Curienite-20878.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFrancevillite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Francevillite\">Francevillite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMounanaite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Mounanaite\">Mounanaite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCurienite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Curienite\">Curienite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFranceville\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Franceville\">Franceville\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHaut-Ogoou%C3%A9_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Haut-Ogooué Province\">Haut-Ogooué Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Gabon (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1750.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A rich miniature-sized specimen of incredible richness for the species, featuring RELATIVELY LARGE crystals of Francevillite to several mm in size completely coating a thin matrix plate. Characteristically powdery microcrystals of orangey-yellow curienite are abundant in association , as well. This mine closed in 1999 after 40 years of production, and this is, for quality if not size, pretty much as good as the mineral gets. This particular specimen comes from the Sorbonne (with a xerox label to this effect). Note that this its the type locality of BOTH species! 4.5 x 4 x 0.6 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",652,562,{"id":168,"source_url":169,"license_code":137,"credit_html":170,"title":171,"description":172,"author":141,"original_width":173,"original_height":174},6709,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457477","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457477\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Curienite-Francevillite-rad08-12b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCurienite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Curienite\">Curienite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFrancevillite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Francevillite\">Francevillite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFranceville\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Franceville\">Franceville\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHaut-Ogoou%C3%A9_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Haut-Ogooué Province\">Haut-Ogooué Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Gabon (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1750.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 7.7 x 6.4 x 3.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Francevillite with Curienite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A solid, rich specimen that is almost entirely covered on the display face, with beautiful orange Francevillite accented by yellow curienite. Rich, pretty, and fiery in color - this is a rather showy large piece! TYPE LOCALITY for both species\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",400,380,{"id":176,"source_url":177,"license_code":137,"credit_html":178,"title":179,"description":180,"author":141,"original_width":181,"original_height":182},16788,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120116","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120116\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Francevillite-Mounanaite-Curienite-20879.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFrancevillite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Francevillite\">Francevillite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMounanaite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Mounanaite\">Mounanaite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCurienite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Curienite\">Curienite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFranceville\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Franceville\">Franceville\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHaut-Ogoou%C3%A9_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Haut-Ogooué Province\">Haut-Ogooué Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Gabon (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1750.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A rich CABINET-sized specimen that is incredible for both its aesthetic and scientific qualities. This piece features INDIVIDUAL and ISOLATED , RELATIVELY LARGE crystals of Francevillite to several mm in size, on an attractive matrix plate! Tiny yellow-gemmy crystals of mounanaite are so abundant and rich on this specimen that they are easily eye-visible against the larger francevillites, as shown in my pics. Characteristically powdery microcrystals of orangey-yellow curienite are in association , as well, in scattered crystals and as a thick matte on the rightmost edge of the specimen. This mine closed in 1999 after 40 years of production, and this is, for quality if not size, pretty much as good as the mineral gets. Note that this its the type locality of ALL THREE species! 12.5 x 7 x 2.25 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",798,514,{"id":184,"source_url":185,"license_code":137,"credit_html":186,"title":187,"description":188,"author":141,"original_width":189,"original_height":190},5369,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10136657","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10136657\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Francevillite-Chervetite-Curienite-64420.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFrancevillite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Francevillite\">Francevillite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChervetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Chervetite\">Chervetite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCurienite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Curienite\">Curienite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFranceville\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Franceville\">Franceville\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHaut-Ogoou%C3%A9_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Haut-Ogooué Province\">Haut-Ogooué Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Gabon (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1750.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>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, Jean Chervet (1904-62). Chervetite is a very uncommon lead vanadate - and few enough fine crystals of any vanadium minerals are found in these deposits in any case. This specimen has crystals that are eye-visible and attractive, to about 7-8 mm. 8.7 x 6.1 x 2.1 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",600,465,{"id":192,"source_url":193,"license_code":137,"credit_html":194,"title":195,"description":196,"author":141,"original_width":197,"original_height":173},6710,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457759","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457759\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Curienite-Francevillite-rare08-04c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCurienite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Curienite\">Curienite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFrancevillite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Francevillite\">Francevillite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFranceville\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Franceville\">Franceville\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHaut-Ogoou%C3%A9_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Haut-Ogooué Province\">Haut-Ogooué Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Gabon (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1750.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 3.7 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Francevillite with Curienite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>From the type locality, this matrix specimen of Francvilleite features several bright orange crystals to .5 cm across (large for the species), associated with microcrystallized bright yellow Curienite in rich profusion around them. The color is just incredible. More importantly, the crystal size is shocking for the species, with discrete xls artistically placed on matrix as opposed to the usual \"carpet\"-like, solid covering or druse of micros. This now-closed mine, once a major uranium source, is the TYPE LOCALITY for both species.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",301,{"id":199,"source_url":200,"license_code":137,"credit_html":201,"title":202,"description":203,"author":141,"original_width":173,"original_height":204},5370,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10464608","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10464608\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Chervetite-Curienite-Francevillite-t06-201b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChervetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Chervetite\">Chervetite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCurienite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Curienite\">Curienite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFrancevillite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Francevillite\">Francevillite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFranceville\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Franceville\">Franceville\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHaut-Ogoou%C3%A9_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Haut-Ogooué Province\">Haut-Ogooué Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Gabon (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1750.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 8.7 x 6.1 x 2.1 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Francevillite and Chervetite with Curienite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>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, Jean Chervet (1904-62). Chervetite is a very uncommon lead vanadate - and few enough fine crystals of any vanadium minerals are found in these deposits in any case. This specimen has crystals that are eye-visible and attractive, to about 7-8 mm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",299,{"id":206,"source_url":207,"license_code":137,"credit_html":208,"title":209,"description":210,"author":141,"original_width":211,"original_height":150},51466,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149526","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149526\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Francevillite-Curienite-169846.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFrancevillite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Francevillite\">Francevillite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCurienite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Curienite\">Curienite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFranceville\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Franceville\">Franceville\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHaut-Ogoou%C3%A9_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Haut-Ogooué Province\">Haut-Ogooué Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Gabon (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1750.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 3.7 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>From the type locality, this matrix specimen of Francevillite features several bright orange crystals to .5 cm across (large for the species), associated with microcrystallized bright yellow Curienite in rich profusion around them. The color is just incredible. More importantly, the crystal size is shocking for the species, with discrete crystals artistically placed on matrix as opposed to the usual \"carpet\"-like, solid covering or druse of micros. This now-closed mine, once a major uranium source, is the TYPE LOCALITY for both species.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",432,{"id":213,"source_url":214,"license_code":215,"credit_html":216,"title":217,"description":218,"author":219,"original_width":220,"original_height":221},6711,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=51315667","CC BY-SA 4.0","Weirdmeister, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=51315667\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Francevillite Curienite Naturkundemuseum Berlin.jpg","Francevillite mit Curienit in der Mineraliensammlung im Naturkundemuseum Berlin","Weirdmeister",2430,2370,{"id":223,"source_url":224,"license_code":137,"credit_html":225,"title":226,"description":210,"author":141,"original_width":227,"original_height":150},51467,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149527","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149527\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Francevillite-Curienite-169847.jpg",419,{"id":229,"source_url":230,"license_code":215,"credit_html":231,"title":232,"description":233,"author":219,"original_width":234,"original_height":235},6712,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=51315668","Weirdmeister, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=51315668\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Francevillite Curienite Cabinet Naturkundemuseum Berlin.jpg","Francevillit mit Curienit in der Mineraliensammlung im Naturkundemuseum Berlin",1839,2038,{"id":237,"source_url":238,"license_code":137,"credit_html":239,"title":240,"description":196,"author":141,"original_width":241,"original_height":173},51468,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457758","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457758\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Curienite-Francevillite-rare08-04d.jpg",239,{"id":243,"source_url":244,"license_code":137,"credit_html":245,"title":246,"description":203,"author":141,"original_width":150,"original_height":247},5371,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10464610","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10464610\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Chervetite-Curienite-Francevillite-t06-201c.jpg",587,{"id":249,"source_url":250,"license_code":137,"credit_html":251,"title":252,"description":203,"author":141,"original_width":253,"original_height":150},5372,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10464612","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10464612\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Chervetite-Curienite-Francevillite-t06-201d.jpg",553,[255],{"id":256,"url":257,"label":258,"formula":259,"spacegroup":260,"year":111},3451,"\u002Fcif\u002F3451.cif","Borene 1971","Pb U2 V2 O16 H8","P c a n",[262,263],"Curieniet","IMA1967-049",[265,269,274,278,282],{"lang":266,"names":267},"ca",[268],"curienita",{"lang":270,"names":271},"de",[272,273],"Curienit","IMA 1967-049",{"lang":275,"names":276},"eu",[277],"Curienita",{"lang":279,"names":280},"it",[281],"curienite",{"lang":283,"names":284},"pl",[272],"Q1144552",{"history":11,"applications":11}]