AtlasGabonFrancevilleOne word pinned hereFranceville-1.6333°S 13.5833°E · Q459369One English word in this atlas traces back to Franceville. It sits in Gabon.ShareAll of Gabon Pinned herefrancevillitenoun · 1957Well attestedThe basin it comes from ran natural nuclear fission reactors two billion years ago.Francevillite was described in 1957 from the Mounana uranium mine near Franceville in southeastern Gabon, which produced some of the finest crystals of the species. The same Franceville basin contains Oklo, where uranium ore went critical on its own about 1.7 billion years ago. The mineral has since been found in Katanga and in Zimbabwe.Named from the placeRead →Nearest pinscongoliteRepublic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo223 kmcongaDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo1,128 kmokadaOkada, Nigeria1,301 kmkasoliteKasolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo1,773 km