Definition of Pseudomorph. Meaning of Pseudomorph. Synonyms of Pseudomorph

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Definition of Pseudomorph

Pseudomorph
Pseudomorph Pseu"do*morph, n. [See Pseudomorphous.] 1. An irregular or deceptive form. 2. (Crystallog.) A pseudomorphous crystal, as a crystal consisting of quartz, but having the cubic form of fluor spar, the fluor crystal having been changed to quartz by a process of substitution.

Meaning of Pseudomorph from wikipedia

- for pseudomorphs is "replacer after original", as in brookite after rutile. An infiltration pseudomorph, or substitution pseudomorph is a pseudomorph in...
- Common goethite pseudomorphs include pyrite, siderite, and marcasite, though any iron(II)-bearing mineral could become a goethite pseudomorph if proper conditions...
- the chemical composition of phantom quartz is silicon dioxide (SiO2). Pseudomorph List of minerals "The Quartz Page: Growth Forms". Amir C. Akhavan. 2005...
- is termed a pseudomorph of (or after) the reagent. Illustrated here is a pseudomorph of kaolinite after orthoclase. Here, the pseudomorph preserved the...
- Luz, B.; Sander, M.; Clemens, W.A. (1996). "Dinosaur bones: fossils or pseudomorphs? The pitfalls of physiology reconstruction from apatitic fossils" (PDF)...
- other secondary minerals. At the Shattuck Mine, it forms pseudomorphs after malachite. A pseudomorph is an atom by atom replacement of a crystal structure...
- Silicified remains of algae and silica pseudomorph after halite in flint. Pebble of Loire near Marcigny, France. Image width: about 5 mm....
- Individual crystals are rare, but occur as slender to acicular prisms. Pseudomorphs after more tabular or blocky azurite crystals also occur. The stone's...
- The shapes taken by ink releases are classified as six types: pseudomorphs; pseudomorph series; ink ropes; clouds/smokescreens; diffuse puffs; mantle...
- alteration of other minerals, it has been known to form pseudomorphs of many different minerals. A pseudomorph is a mineral that has replaced another mineral atom...