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Pseudomorph vs Paramorph - What's the difference?

pseudomorph | paramorph |

As nouns the difference between pseudomorph and paramorph

is that pseudomorph is a mineral that formed by replacement of an existing mineral (or organic matter) such that the new mineral has the appearance and dimensions of the original while paramorph is a kind of pseudomorph in which there has been a change of physical characteristics without alteration of chemical composition, as in the change of aragonite to calcite.

pseudomorph

English

(wikipedia pseudomorph)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A mineral that formed by replacement of an existing mineral (or organic matter) such that the new mineral has the appearance and dimensions of the original.

    • Derived terms

    * pseudomorphic

    Related terms

    * pseudomorphism

    paramorph

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A kind of pseudomorph in which there has been a change of physical characteristics without alteration of chemical composition, as in the change of aragonite to calcite.
    • (Webster 1913)