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English
Etymology
Perovski + -ite. Named for Russian mineralogist L. A. Perovski (1792-1856) in 1839.
Noun
perovskite (plural perovskites)
- (mineralogy) A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO3, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.
Derived terms
Translations
a mineral, calcium titanate
See also
Further reading
- ^ 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