paramorph

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.

Noun

  1. 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.

Origin

From para- + -morph.

Forms

paramorphs

Synonyms

allomorph