the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
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petrifaction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | petrification |
| Type of | fossilisation, fossilization |
| Derivation | petrify |
Examples of petrifaction
petrifaction
The petrifaction process occurs underground, when wood becomes buried under sediment.
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In extreme cases, such as petrifaction, the character is entirely disabled.
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Transverse section through a stem preserved as a silica petrifaction.
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The artist has layered 40 metre long walls of ashes behind glass, as archives of petrifaction.
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According to some geologists, this slow petrifaction process took place more than 140 million years ago.
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As a result, calcium carbonate from the surrounding soil had replaced the flesh leading to petrifaction.
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The handle has been described as exhibiting a state not unlike the same petrifaction seen in prehistoric trees.
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The petrifaction process occurs underground, when wood or woody materials suddenly become buried under sediment.
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They are not a chain, as most Eastern people imagine them, but a giant ocean caught by petrifaction at the moment of maddest tempest.
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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
- A rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
- In geology, petrifaction, petrification or silicification is the process by which organic material is converted into stone by impregnation with silica. It is a rare form of fossilization. ...
- Classical architecture is a mode of architecture employing vocabulary derived in part from the Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, enriched by classicizing architectural practice in Europe since the Renaissance. ...
- The condition of being petrified
- The preservation of organisms where a mineral in-fills intercellular and intracellular cavities and also replaces the organic material of cell walls.
