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Definition of Pseudomorphic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pseudomorphic
Literary usage of Pseudomorphic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Chemical and Physical Geology by Gustav Bischof (1855)
"There is a remarkable antithesis between calc-spar and quartz in their pseudomorphic
relations. Quartz exceeds all other substances in the number of ..."
2. Elements of Chemical and Physical Geology by Gustav Bischof (1854)
"pseudomorphic processes must go on most extensively where the greatest quantity
of water circulates, and consequently in the coarse-grained rocks. ..."
3. The Metallography of Steel and Cast Iron by Henry Marion Howe (1916)
"pseudomorphic Persistence of the Old Austenite Grain Structure.— It is along its
own grain boundaries that the austenite concentrates any finely divided ..."
4. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1852)
"pseudomorphic Nature of Serpentine.—Many years ago Stef- fens and Jameson noticed
the gradual transitions from trap to serpentine, as observed in Germany ..."
5. Journal of the Royal Geological Society of Ireland by Royal Geological Society of Ireland (1860)
"... Curator of the Museum of Irish Industry— ON pseudomorphic ... but a close
examination led me to suspect that it was the result of pseudomorphic action. ..."
6. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1852)
"pseudomorphic Nature of Serpentine.—Many years ago Stef- fens and Jameson noticed
the gradual transitions from trap to serpentine, as observed in Germany ..."
7. A Handy-book of Rock Names, with Brief Descriptions of the Rocks by G. Henry Kinahan (1873)
"... due to pseudomorphic Action, or to Weathering.—Some of these rocks, as will
be evident from their description, belong in part to Order No. II. ..."
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