Petrified Wood Fossilized remains resulting from a tree or tree-like plant having been completely turned to stone by the process

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Petrified Wood Fossilized remains resulting from a tree or tree-like plant having been completely turned to stone by the process of permineralisation. All organic material has been replaced with minerals (mostly a silicate, such as quartz) whilst retaining the original tissue structure.

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Location: United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Derek Anderson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: brown, crystal, dioxide, fossil, fossilised, fossilized, gem, gemstone, mineral, permineralisation, permineralization, petrified, quartz, silicate, silicon, stone, tree, tree-, treelike, wood