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pseudomorph
pseudomorph A secondary mineral or a random aggregate of secondary minerals (monomineralic or polymineralic) which have replaced an earlier mineral but have retained its shape. For example, a random aggregate of chlorite crystals which have replaced a euhedral augite crystal while preserving its shape is said to form a monomineralic pseudomorph of augite. Other examples include quartz after fluorite, serpentine after olivine, and limonite after pyrite, where the original cubic form is preserved. See also METASOMATISM.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "pseudomorph." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "pseudomorph." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-pseudomorph.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "pseudomorph." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-pseudomorph.html |
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pseudomorph
pseudomorph •corf, dwarf, morph, orfe, Orff, swarf, wharf, Whorf
•Ludendorff • Düsseldorf • biomorph
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"pseudomorph." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pseudomorph." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pseudomorph.html "pseudomorph." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pseudomorph.html |
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