It is then called a pseudomorph, which is a term applied to any mineral which, instead of having the form it should possess, shows the form of something which has altered its structure completely, and then disappeared. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones] Reference
So would you consider mineral replacement like a malachite pseudomorph after calcite to fit the preference to photographs that depict “invasive species.”. From Wordnik.com. [Photography contest, II - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Hawksnest, over beyond, I noted, had its pseudomorph too; a newspaper proprietor of the type that hustles along with stolen ideas from one loud sink-or-swim enterprise to another, had bought the place outright; Redgrave was in the hands of brewers. From Wordnik.com. [Tono Bungay] Reference
Powellite pseudomorph of Molybdenite. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to London Mining to move into profit with mine launch] Reference
The turquoise is a pseudomorph (see Chapter IV. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones] Reference
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