Petrified wood is a silicic pseudomorph of the original wood.
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Pseudomorph
Synonyms for "pseudomorph"
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Finnish
1 entries- pseudomorfi noun (a mineral that formed by replacement of an existing mineral or organic matter)
Irish
1 entries- bréagmhorf noun (a mineral that formed by replacement of an existing mineral or organic matter)
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The first kind of pseudomorphs, are pseudomorphs by alteration; the second, pseudomorphs by replacement; the third, pseudomorphs by infiltration; the fourth, pseudomorphs by incrustation.
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