For other uses, see Petrifaction (disambiguation).
Tree remains that have undergone petrifaction, as seen in Petrified Forest National Park
In geology, petrifaction or petrification (from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra) 'rock, stone') is the process by which organic material becomes a fossil through the replacement of the original material and the filling of the original pore spaces with minerals. Petrified wood typifies this process, but all organisms, from bacteria to vertebrates, can become petrified (although harder, more durable matter such as bone, beaks, and shells survive the process better than softer remains such as muscle tissue, feathers, or skin). Petrifaction takes place through a combination of two similar processes: permineralization and replacement. These processes create replicas of the original specimen that are similar down to the microscopic level.[1]
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In geology, petrifaction or petrification (from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra) 'rock, stone') is the process by which organic material becomes a fossil through...
Petrifaction, or petrification, defined as turning people into solid stone, is a common theme in folklore and mythology, as well as in some works of modern...
of fossilized wood, the fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. Petrifaction is the result of a tree or tree-like plants having been replaced by stone...
Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical...
processes which convert unconsolidated sediments into sedimentary rocks. Petrifaction, though often used as a synonym, is more specifically used to describe...
held at the time on fossils and the petrifaction of plants and animals: "If what is said concerning the petrifaction of animals and plants is true, the...
Gastrolith Guano Lloyds Bank coprolite Regurgitalith The World of Poo Petrifaction Petrified wood "coprolite". Dictionary.com. Gilbert MT, Jenkins DL, Götherstrom...
any fungi within the flesh, with the purpose of the zinc salts being petrifaction. The mummy has achieved further notoriety for a phenomenon in which her...
Sibylle Baumbach described Medusa as a “multimodal image of intoxication, petrifaction, and luring attractiveness," citing her seductive contemporary representation...
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Shakespeare's King Lear. Bruno Bettelheim Gargoyle Golem Louis MacNeice Petrifaction in mythology and fiction Sophie Calle Craighead, W. Edward; Nemeroff...
form anymore. It does not include theoretical inventions. Artificial petrifaction of human cadavers invented by Girolamo Segato. Greek fire, a Byzantine...
fossils' stoniness in The Book of Healing: If what is said concerning the petrifaction of animals and plants is true, the cause of this (phenomenon) is a powerful...
carbonate from the surrounding soil had replaced the flesh, leading to petrifaction. One of the workers, Joseph McLintock, wrote a detailed description of...
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petrification glance, picture also used as protection from the evil eye Petrifaction in mythology and fiction Eye of Providence – a symbol showing an eye...
restraint; the person is bound to the new form. In extreme cases, such as petrifaction, the character is entirely disabled. On the other hand, voluntary shapeshifting...
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Sciences. pp. 165–176. Petrus Camper (1786). "Conjectures relative to the petrifactions found in St. Peter's Mountain near Maestricht". Philosophical Transactions...
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and anatomist. He is perhaps best known for his work in the artificial petrifaction of human cadavers. Segato was born in the Carthusian monastery of Vedana...
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