Definition of Pseudomorphism. Meaning of Pseudomorphism. Synonyms of Pseudomorphism

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Definition of Pseudomorphism

Pseudomorphism
Pseudomorphism Pseu`do*mor"phism, n. (Crystallog.) The state of having, or the property of taking, a crystalline form unlike that which belongs to the species.

Meaning of Pseudomorphism from wikipedia

- Mines of Coro Coro, Bolivia. A variety of infiltration or substitution pseudomorphism is called alteration, in which only partial replacement occurs. This...
- Luz, B.; Sander, M.; Clemens, W.A. (1996). "Dinosaur bones: fossils or pseudomorphs? The pitfalls of physiology reconstruction from apatitic fossils" (PDF)...
- The shapes taken by ink releases are classified as six types: pseudomorphs; pseudomorph series; ink ropes; clouds/smokescreens; diffuse puffs; mantle...
- Individual crystals are rare, but occur as slender to acicular prisms. Pseudomorphs after more tabular or blocky azurite crystals also occur. The stone's...
- 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...
- is termed a pseudomorph of (or after) the reagent. Illustrated here is a pseudomorph of kaolinite after orthoclase. Here, the pseudomorph preserved the...
- Silicified remains of algae and silica pseudomorph after halite in flint. Pebble of Loire near Marcigny, France. Image width: about 5 mm....
- argentite as a proper mineral. The name "argentite" sometimes also refers to pseudomorphs of argentite: specimens of acanthite which still display some of the...
- Common goethite pseudomorphs include pyrite, siderite, and marcasite, though any iron(II)-bearing mineral could become a goethite pseudomorph if proper conditions...
- monoclinic vivianite oxidizes to form the amorphous santabarbaraite. Pseudomorphism may be seen in Victoria, Australia, in Wannon Falls (originally a well-known...