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What is petrified rock?

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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.

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Fossils in which minerals replace all or part of an organism . (:

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nice and thanks for the smile face (;

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petrified bone looks like, imagine the bone material being replaced by other minerals, sometimes preserving the fine structure ...

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It is a fossil where it takes all or part of an organism.

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What are synonyms of petrified?

Fossilized; hardened; rock-hard; immobilized. Petrified also means extreme fear.


Is the Mississippi state rock petrified wood?

Petrified wood is the state stone of Mississippi. This was designated in 1976. Mississippi contains a large petrified forest park and museum.


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Literally, it means pieces of rock. Hope this helps!


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Use petrified in a sentence?

She was so petrified of the dragon, she hid behind a big rock so it wouldn't find her.


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


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Give you sentence with a word petrified?

With the help of my hypnotherapist, I am no longer afraid of the dark. OR, a sentence containing the word, as requested: When I saw the burglar I was petrified; I couldn't move until he'd left. (Petrified = turned to stone/rock. Petrol(eum) comes out of rocks, St. Peter is said to be the rock of the Christian church etc.)