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Noun Concept

Categories: Sedimentary rocks, All articles lacking reliable references, Botany, Fossilization

petrifaction petrification silicification Petrifications petrified

The process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape WordNet 3.0

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The process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In geology, petrifaction or petrification is the process by which organic material becomes a fossil through the replacement of the original material and the filling of the original pore spaces with minerals. Wikipedia

Replacement of organic matter by minerals in fossilization. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Conversion of biological material into rock Wikidata

A process by which organic material is converted into stone by impregnation with silica. OmegaWiki

The process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained. Wiktionary

Process of replacing the organic residues with insoluble salts. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

fossilization

HAS KIND

permineralization

DERIVATION

lapidify

PRODUCT OR MATERIAL PRODUCED

stone

USES

biomaterial

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