Pseudomorph
Sun, 07/27/2008 - 18:30 — StephenC
A mineral with the outward form/shape of another species of mineral that it has replaced. There are three types of replacement: infiltration pseudomorph, paramorph, and encrustation pseudomorph.
See http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/earthsci/imagearchive/pseudomorphs.htm for examples and pictures.
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