perovskite

See also: pérovskite

English

Etymology

From Perovski +‎ -ite. Named for Russian mineralogist L. A. Perovski (1792-1856) in 1839.

Noun

perovskite (plural perovskites)

1. (mineralogy) A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO₃, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.

Derived terms

• fluoroperovskite
• post-perovskite
• silicate perovskite

Translations

a mineral, calcium titanate

• Catalan: perovskita f
• Dutch: perovskiet (nl) m
• Finnish: perovskiitti (fi)
• French: pérovskite (fr) f
• German: Perowskit m
• Italian: perovskite f
• Portuguese: perovskita f
• Spanish: perovskita f

See also

• bridgmanite
• ferropericase
• garnet
• majorite
• olivine
• pyroxene
• ringwoodite
• wadsleyite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Perovskite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “perovskite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Italian

Noun

perovskite f (plural perovskiti)

1. (mineralogy) perovskite