Pseudomorph

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pseudomorph \Pseu"do*morph\, n. [See {Pseudomorphous}.]
     1. An irregular or deceptive form.
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     2. (Crystallog.) A {pseudomorphous crystal}, such as a
        crystal consisting of quartz, but having the cubic form of


        fluor spar, the fluor crystal having been changed to
        quartz by a process of substitution.
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