perovskite
See also: pérovskite
English
Etymology
Perovski + -ite. Named for Russian mineralogist L. A. Perovski (1792-1856) in 1839.[1]
Noun
perovskite (plural perovskites)
- (mineralogy) A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO3, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.
Derived terms
- fluoroperovskite
- post-perovskite
- silicate perovskite
See also
- bridgmanite
- ferropericase
- garnet
- majorite
Further reading
- “Perovskite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- perovskite mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
- ↑ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997
Italian
Noun
perovskite f (plural perovskiti)
- (mineralogy) perovskite
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