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1. Paramorph: a mineral that visually looks like another crystalline structure of the same composition (i.e., [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=aragonite aragonite] altering to look like [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcite calcite]). This pseudomorph type is also called allomorph. | 1. Paramorph: a mineral that visually looks like another crystalline structure of the same composition (i.e., [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=aragonite aragonite] altering to look like [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcite calcite]). This pseudomorph type is also called allomorph. | ||
2. Infiltration pseudomorph: a mineral formed by deposition in which the new compound retains the structure and shape of the original (i.e., [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=petrified | 2. Infiltration pseudomorph: a mineral formed by deposition in which the new compound retains the structure and shape of the original (i.e., [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=petrified%20wood petrified wood]). | ||
3. Incrustation pseudomorph: a mineral formed in the cavity of a previous material whose shape was preserved by a coating from a second mineral (i.e., [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fossil fossil]). | 3. Incrustation pseudomorph: a mineral formed in the cavity of a previous material whose shape was preserved by a coating from a second mineral (i.e., [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fossil fossil]). | ||
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== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
Jakes, K. A., and Sibley, L. R.1989. Evaluation of a partially mineralized fabric from Etowah. In Archaeometry; Proceedings of the 25th International Symposium. ed.Y.Maniatis. New York: Elsevier. | º Jakes, K. A., and Sibley, L. R.1989. Evaluation of a partially mineralized fabric from Etowah. In Archaeometry; Proceedings of the 25th International Symposium. ed.Y.Maniatis. New York: Elsevier. 237–44.º Blanchette, R.A. and E. Simpson. 1992. Soft rot decay and wood pseudomorphs in an ancient coffin (700 BC) from tumulus MM at Gordion Turkey. International Association of Wood Anatomists Bulletin. 13:201-213. | ||
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
* | * Website address 1 Comment: Dana's Manual of Mineralogy by Cornelis S. Hurlbut, Eighteenth Edition, (1971, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) | ||
* | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: 'Psudomorph' definition from from Dana's Manual of Mineralogy by Cornelis S. Hurlbut, Eighteenth Edition, (1971, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) | ||
* | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: 'Psudomorph' indicates definition primarily from Dana's Manual of Mineralogy by Cornelis S. Hurlbut, Eighteenth Edition, (1971, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) | ||
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Description
A mineral that replicates the shape or form of another material. Pseudomorphs occur in three types:
1. Paramorph: a mineral that visually looks like another crystalline structure of the same composition (i.e., aragonite altering to look like calcite). This pseudomorph type is also called allomorph.
2. Infiltration pseudomorph: a mineral formed by deposition in which the new compound retains the structure and shape of the original (i.e., petrified wood).
3. Incrustation pseudomorph: a mineral formed in the cavity of a previous material whose shape was preserved by a coating from a second mineral (i.e., fossil).
Synonyms and Related Terms
paramorph; allomorph;
Additional Information
º Jakes, K. A., and Sibley, L. R.1989. Evaluation of a partially mineralized fabric from Etowah. In Archaeometry; Proceedings of the 25th International Symposium. ed.Y.Maniatis. New York: Elsevier. 237–44.º Blanchette, R.A. and E. Simpson. 1992. Soft rot decay and wood pseudomorphs in an ancient coffin (700 BC) from tumulus MM at Gordion Turkey. International Association of Wood Anatomists Bulletin. 13:201-213.
Authority
- Website address 1 Comment: Dana's Manual of Mineralogy by Cornelis S. Hurlbut, Eighteenth Edition, (1971, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: 'Psudomorph' definition from from Dana's Manual of Mineralogy by Cornelis S. Hurlbut, Eighteenth Edition, (1971, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: 'Psudomorph' indicates definition primarily from Dana's Manual of Mineralogy by Cornelis S. Hurlbut, Eighteenth Edition, (1971, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)