Gaston Briart, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Gaston Briart

engnieer, geologist

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1897

Date of Death: 13-Jun-1962

Profession: engineer, geologist, mining engineer

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Gaston Briart was a Belgian geologist and mining engineer who worked and studied rock formations at Prince Léopold mine, Kipushi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The mineral Briartite, discovered in Kipushi in 1965, is named in his honour.