Constituent
Name
Perovskite
IMA name
Perovskite
Class
non-silicate mineral
Compound type
oxide-hydroxide
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Formula
$CaTiO_3$
Chemical formula
CaTiO_3
Elemental formula
Ca0.969 Na0.073 Sr0.021 Ti0.915 Al0.04 Fe0.008 Nb0.012 Ce0.027 O3
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Ca$ Calcium element 0.969 1.0 constituent element main
$Na$ Sodium element 0.073 1.0 constituent element replacement
$Sr$ Strontium element 0.021 1.0 constituent element replacement
$Ti$ Titanium element 0.915 1.0 constituent element main
$Al$ Aluminium element 0.04 1.0 constituent element replacement
$Fe$ Iron element 0.008 1.0 constituent element replacement
$Nb$ Niobium element 0.012 1.0 constituent element replacement
$Ce$ Cerium element 0.027 1.0 constituent element replacement
$O$ Oxygen element 3 1.0 constituent element main
Composition comments
Common impurities: Fe, Nb, Ce, La, RE, Mn, Na, K, Al
Oxides
Formula $Na_{2}O$ $Fe_{2}O_{3}$ $TiO_{2}$ $CaO$ $Al_{2}O_{3}$ $SrO$ $Nb_{2}O_{5}$ $Ce_{2}O_{3}$
Mass fraction (%) 1.6 0.47 51.98 38.63 1.45 1.56 1.14 3.15

Strunz

Class
oxides - hydroxides - arsenites (04)
Division
metal:oxygen = 2:3, 3:5, and similar (04.C)
Family
with large and medium-sized cations (04.CC)
Code
04.CC.30

Dana

Major class
oxides and hydroxides (III)
Class
simple oxides (04)
Type
with a cation charge of 3+ (A+++2O3) (04.03)
Group
Perovskite group (04.03.03)
Code
04.03.03.01
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
orthorhombic
Crystal class
dipyramidal
Crystal class symbol
mmm (D2h)
Crystal spacegroup
Pnma
Molar mass
140.88 $g/mol$
Density
3.98 - 4.26 $g/cm^3$
Refringence type
biaxial
Refringence sign
positive
Birefringence
0.080
Refraction index $n_{\alpha}$
2.30
Refraction index $n_{\beta}$
2.34
Refraction index $n_{\gamma}$
2.38
Color
pale yellow, yellowish orange, reddish brown, dark brown, black
Diaphaneity
transparent to opaque
Luster
submetallic