Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of having a form, usually crystalline, different from that proper to the mineral; the process by which this state is brought about. See
pseudomorph .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Crystallog.) The state of having, or the property of taking, a crystalline form unlike that which belongs to the species.
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- noun crystallography The state of having, or the property of taking, a
crystalline form unlike that which belongs to thespecies .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He studied also, and with success, the interesting modifications called pseudomorphism -- the mode of association of minerals, as well as their magnetic properties.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 Various
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For instance: very often, in a certain cavity, fluorspar has existed originally, but, through some chemical means, has been slowly changed to quartz, so that, as crystals cannot be changed in shape, we find quartz existing -- undeniably quartz -- yet possessing the crystals of fluorspar; therefore the quartz becomes a pseudomorph, the condition being an example of what is termed pseudomorphism.
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones John Mastin
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