Petrified wood

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Mineral quartz (silcon dioxide) replaces the structures of living wood and 'petrifies' (turns to stone) the tree.

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Keywords: dioxide, fossil, fossilised, mineral, petrified, quartz, shot, silicate, silicon, stone, studio, studioshot, tectosilicate, wood