Petrified wood
Mineral quartz (silcon dioxide) replaces the structures of living wood and petrifies (turns to stone) the tree
Picture No
10710387
Media ID
47583858
Size
4416px x 4128px
(11.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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Dioxide Fossilised Mineral Petrified Quartz Silicate Silicon Tectosilicate
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