Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The formation of a fossil from the remains of an organism by the replacement of its tissues by minerals.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That change of character, exhibited by most fossil remains, in which the gradual removal of the animal substance has been accompanied by the replacement by mineral matter.
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- noun A form of
fossilization in whichminerals are deposited in thepores ofbone and similar hard animal parts
Etymologies
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Examples
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Fossils are often preserved in a process known as permineralization, in which mineral deposits form internal casts of organisms.
innovations-report 2010
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Fossils are often preserved in a process known as permineralization, in which mineral deposits form internal casts of organisms.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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There are three main steps towards permineralization of living plant matter:
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There are three main steps towards permineralization of living plant matter:
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The process in which wood is preserved by permineralization, commonly known as petrification, takes extensive amounts of time.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Ebrianson 2009
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The process in which wood is preserved by permineralization, commonly known as petrification, takes extensive amounts of time.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Ebrianson 2009
chained_bear commented on the word permineralization
"The action or result of fossilization by the precipitation of dissolved minerals in the interstices of hard tissue." (OED)
September 9, 2008