pseudomorph
/ˈsuːdəˌmɔːrf/
noun
- A mineral or crystal that has the outer shape of another mineral, having replaced it while keeping its original form.
- The museum displayed a pseudomorph of pyrite that looked exactly like a cube of salt.
- This pseudomorph fooled many collectors because it kept the perfect shape of the original mineral.
- Geologists found a pseudomorph where quartz had replaced the original calcite crystals.
- Something that has the appearance or form of something else but is not that thing.
- The artist created a pseudomorph of a tree using recycled metal and glass.
- The cake was a pseudomorph of a hamburger, made entirely of chocolate and frosting.
- In the fog, the rock formation appeared as a pseudomorph of a castle.
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