1) Allomorph
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• (n.) A kind of pseudomorph, in which there has been a change of physical characters without alteration of chemical composition, as the change of aragonite to calcite.
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(from the article `pseudomorph`) ...(see also epitaxy). Alteration pseudomorphs may be formed in several ways: from a change in internal crystal structure without a change in ...
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A pseudomorph involving two minerals with an identical composition but different crystal structures. The original mineral forms, but conditions then cause it to be unstable, so it transforms into the other mineral with the same chemical structure while retaining the original crystal shape. An example of this is Aragonite that becomes unstable ...
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Par'a·morph noun [ Prefix
para- + Greek ... form.]
(Min.) A kind of pseudomorph, in which there has been a change of physical characters without alteration of chemical composition, as the change of aragonite to calcite.
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any taxonomic variant within a species; used particularly when, because of lack of data, its status cannot be defined more precisely
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