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PETRIFIED WOOD [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Mineralogy
  • Geochemistry
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
DEF

Rock material formed by the mineralization of wood in such a manner that the original forms and structures of the wood are preserved.

OBS

Most fossil wood of this type is replaced by quartz or opal (e.g., agatized wood,jasperized wood, opalized wood), but other minerals may be involved including azurite, barite, bornite, brucite, calcite, carnotite, chalcocite, cinnabar, coffinite, dolomite, hematite, limonite, malachite, siderite, sphalerite, uraninite, and others.

OBS

See also "silicified wood," "agatized wood," and "opalized wood."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Minéralogie
  • Géochimie
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Mineralogía
  • Geoquímica
  • Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
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