Petrification

Language: English
Pronunciation: pet-ri-fic-a-tion
Part of Speech: noun

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

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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"

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