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Francevillite: (Ba,Pb)(UO2)2V2O8·5(H2O) Chervetite: Pb2V2O7
Comments: Bottle brown tabular crystals of chervetite on yellow francevilleite. Location: Mounana, Haut-Ogoue, Gabon. Scale: Size Not Given. © Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals
Francevillite: (Ba,Pb)(UO2)2V2O8·5(H2O) Curienite: Pb(UO2)2V2O8·5(H2O)
Comments: Intense yellow curienite and orange francevillite. Location: Mouonana, Haut-Ogoue, Gabon. Scale: Not Given. © Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals
Francevillite: (Ba,Pb)(UO2)2V2O8·5(H2O)
Comments: Specimen of orange francevillite with minor yellow curienite. Location: Mouana Mine, Gabon. Scale: Crystal size 4 mm. © John Veevaert
Franciscanite-III: Mn++6V+++++2Si2(O,OH)14
Comments: Dark reddish brown large franciscanite grains to 1.5cm in tan-colored gageite matrix. Location: Pennsylvania mine, Santa Clara Co., California, USA. Scale: 5.5 x 4 x 3cm. © Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix
Francisite: Cu3Bi(SeO3)2O2Cl
Comments: Greenish crusts of francisite on matrix. Location: Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy. Scale: Picture size 3.5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Comments: Fine acicular crystals of green francisite to 0.1mm on matrix. Location: Iron Monarch iron mine, Iron Knob, South Australia, Australia. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm. © Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix
Franckeite: (Pb,Sn)6Fe++Sn2Sb2S14 Potosiite: Pb6Sn2FeSb2S14
Comments: Visually indistinguishable metallic potosiite/franckeite crystals to 6 mm.. Location: San Jose mine, Oruro City, Oruro Department, Bolivia. Scale: Crystal size 6 mm. © Rob Lavinsky
Franckeite: (Pb,Sn)6Fe++Sn2Sb2S14
Comments: Massive franckeite with pockets of small .5 mm crystals. Location: Animas Mine, Atocha-Quechisla district, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. Scale: 25x20x15 mm. © John Betts - Fine Minerals
Francoanellite: H6(K,Na)3(Al,Fe+++)5(PO4)8·13(H2O)
Comments: Chalky massive francoanellite. Location: Giottodi Castellana Cave, Puglia, Italy. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Franconite: Na2Nb4O11·9(H2O)
Comments: Irregular to ball-shaped aggregates of silky white franconite on white albite. Location: Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Scale: Specimen Size 2.5 x 4 cm. © Diederik Visser
Frankamenite: K3Na3Ca5(Si12O30)[F,(OH)]4·(H2O)
Comments: Grayish lilac, fine-grained frankamentite. Location: Murun Massif, Irkutsk District, Russia. Scale: Specimen Size 3.5x2.5x2.5 cm. © Sonke Stolze / Systematic Minerals