Loïc Le Ribault (18 April 1947 – 6 June 2007) was a French geologist and essayist. Loïc le Ribault created the OS5 formula, which was called Silicium G5 in Europe and labeled as Orgono Living Silica in the United States.

In 2004 he was convicted of illegally practising medicine.

Books L’Exoscopie des quartz, Éditions Masson, Paris:1977, Microanalyse et criminalistique Micropolis, 1998 Le prix d'une découverte - Lettre à mon juge, 1998 L'Irlande, un an plus tard, 2001 Qui a peur de Loïc Le Ribault ? La Silice Organique, L'Élément Silicium, Son rôle, ses Bienfaits" (Organic Silica, The Silicon Element, Its Role, Its Benefits)

Bibliography Valérie Duby & Alain Jourdan, Loïc Le Ribault : Savant maudit ?, Favre, 2005, John McPhee, Irons in the Fire, (1998).

Filmography Mandat d’arrêt contre un chercheur, documentary, Satya productions, by Jean-Yves Bilien and Pantxo Arretz.

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External links http://www.loic-le-ribault.com/gb/home.htm http://www.livingsilica.com/