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how does a pertrifiedfossil form????
When a mineral slowly takes the place of original, once-living material petrified fossils form this way
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When an organism is buried in sediment over time, minerals gradually replace the original organic material. The minerals create a stone cast of the organism, preserving its original structure. This process is known as petrification, resulting in a petrified fossil.
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A fossil formed when minerals replace all or part of an organism?
Petrified fossil
What is another name for fossilized wood?
permineralized fossil
Is petrified wood a rock and if so is it metamorphic?
Petrified wood is considered a rock, one that may be composed of a single replacing mineral, often quartz or pyrite, but possibly with others in combinations. Petrified wood is not considered metamorphic. It is also considered a fossil.
What is petrified rock?
The fossil remains of dinosaur bones come in a different forms. Most have been petrified with calcium, yielding a stony texture and appearance. Agatized bones were petrified with silica or quartz, which gives the bones a glassy and colorful look.
Why are fossil fuels a nonrenewable resource?
Fossil fuels take millions of years to form.
What is the prefix for petrified fossil?
The prefix for "petrified fossil" is "petri-".
What is petrified fossil?
Petrified fossil is an organism that has been converted into stone. Silica, iron and copper minerals can be commonly found in petrified fossils.
What fossil formed when dissolved minerals replace the remains of an organism and then harden to form rock?
A Petrified fossil dissolved minerals replace and remains of an organism and then harden to form rock.
What is the state fossil of Arizona?
Arizona's state fossil is petrified wood
What is Texas state fossil?
The Texas state fossil is the petrified pomtree.
What fossil type is petrified wood?
Petrification
Is a petrified wood is a fossil?
Petrified wood used to be part of a tree, when it fell off a rock started fossilizing over it and it became a fossil. -Gwen
Is petrified wood a fossil?
Petrified wood used to be part of a tree, when it fell off a rock started fossilizing over it and it became a fossil. -Gwen
A fossil formed when minerals replace all or part of an organism?
Petrified fossil
Which type of fossil is formed when silica is added?
petrified
What is Louisiana's state fossil?
petrified palm wood
What is the answer for the hinky pinky petrified fossil?
Stone bone
