Cabriite
A palladium-tin-copper alloy mineral first found in eastern Siberia, named for Canadian mineralogist Louis Cabri.
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Cabriite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the native element class, with the chemical formula Pd₂CuSn.
It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Pmmm).
Key properties: specific gravity 11.1; Metallic luster.
IMA symbol Cbr, IMA status: approved, named in 1981.
Found in massive mooihoekite ore, also in galena–chalcopyrite veins.
It is found associated with Mooihoekite, sperrylite, geeversite, putoranite, paolovite, talnakhite, sobolevskite, polarite, froodite, auricupride, silver, cassiterite, stannite.
The name refers to Dr. Louis J. Cabri (1934-), Canadian mineralogist at the Canadian Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology, Ottawa, Canada, describer of a number of platinum group minerals.