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[[File:22.407_psdomorph1.jpg|thumb|Pseudomorph]] | [[File:22.407_psdomorph1.jpg|thumb|Pseudomorph]] | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
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A mineral that replicates the shape or form of another material. Pseudomorphs occur in three types: | A mineral that replicates the shape or form of another material. Pseudomorphs occur in three types: | ||
| − | + | * Paramorph: a mineral that visually looks like another crystalline structure of the same composition (i.e., [[aragonite|aragonite]] altering to look like [[calcite|calcite]]). This pseudomorph type is also called allomorph. | |
| − | + | * Infiltration pseudomorph: a mineral formed by deposition in which the new compound retains the structure and shape of the original (i.e., [[petrified%20wood|petrified wood]]). | |
| − | + | * 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|fossil]]). | |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
paramorph; allomorph; | paramorph; allomorph; | ||
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| + | * 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. | ||
| − | + | * 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. | |
| − | + | * Dana's Manual of Mineralogy by Cornelis S. Hurlbut, Eighteenth Edition, (1971, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) | |
| − | * | + | * Wikipedia: 'Pseudomorph' definition from from Dana's Manual of Mineralogy by Cornelis S. Hurlbut, Eighteenth Edition, (1971, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) |
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[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:11, 22 October 2022
Description
A mineral that replicates the shape or form of another material. Pseudomorphs occur in three types:
- 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.
- Infiltration pseudomorph: a mineral formed by deposition in which the new compound retains the structure and shape of the original (i.e., Petrified wood).
- 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;
Resources and Citations
- 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.
- 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.
- Dana's Manual of Mineralogy by Cornelis S. Hurlbut, Eighteenth Edition, (1971, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Wikipedia: 'Pseudomorph' definition from from Dana's Manual of Mineralogy by Cornelis S. Hurlbut, Eighteenth Edition, (1971, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)