Cabriite
Encyclopedia
Cabriite is a mineral
first found in the eastern Siberia
n region of Russia and named for the Canadian mineralogist Louis J. Cabri
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Mineral
A mineral is a naturally occurring solid chemical substance formed through biogeochemical processes, having characteristic chemical composition, highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. By comparison, a rock is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids and does not...
first found in the eastern Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
n region of Russia and named for the Canadian mineralogist Louis J. Cabri
Louis J. Cabri
Louis Jean-Pierre Cabri is an eminent Canadian scientist in the field of platinum group elements mineralogy with expertise in precious metal mineralogy and base metals at the Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology . First as Research Scientist and later as Principal Scientist...
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