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Geological petrification process
In geology, silicification is a process in which silica-rich fluids seep into the voids of Earth materials, e.g., rocks, wood, bones, shells, and replace
Silicification
Process of fossilization
the water. Two common types of permineralization are silicification and pyritization. Silicification is the process in which organic matter becomes saturated
Petrifaction
Fossilized remains of plants
decomposes, so that cell walls are often preserved in great detail. Thus silicification begins within the cell walls, and the spaces within and between cells
Petrified_wood
Type of sedimentary rock
the sediments. Silicification occurs early in diagenesis, at low pH and temperature, and contributes to fossil preservation. Silicification takes place through
Limestone
Single-celled alga with a silica cell wall
characterisations of the biochemical processes and components involved in diatom silicification were made in the late 1990s. These were followed by insights into how
Diatom
Type of fossilization
remain intact surrounding the crystals.[need quotation to verify] In silicification, the weathering of rocks releases silicate minerals and the silica makes
Permineralization
Oxide of silicon
supplementary cementitious material (SCM) in cement and concrete manufacturing. Silicification in and by cells has been common in the biological world and it occurs
Silicon_dioxide
Preserved remains or traces of organisms from a past geological age
Slate Pyritized Tornoceras uniangulare from Ludlowville Formation In silicification, the precipitation of silica from saturated water bodies is responsible
Fossil
Type of sedimentary rock
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Sandstone
Process by which living organisms produce minerals
present in all eukaryotic supergroups. Notwithstanding, the degree of silicification can vary even between closely related taxa, from being found in composite
Biomineralization
Organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs
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Nacre
Soft, siliceous sedimentary rock
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Diatomaceous_earth
Hard, brittle internal structure found in all members of the family Sepiidae
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Cuttlebone
Type of sandstone block found in southern England
thought to have formed during Neogene to Quaternary weathering by the silicification of Upper Paleocene Lambeth Group sediments, resulting from acid leaching
Sarsen
External skeleton of an organism
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Exoskeleton
Rock formed by the deposition and cementation of particles
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Sedimentary_rock
Circular geological feature in the Sahara desert
dissolution. The resulting fluids were also responsible for subsequent silicification and hydrothermal infilling. To the best of our knowledge, karst collapse
Richat_Structure
Any polyatomic anion containing silicon and oxygen
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Silicate
Third and last era of the Proterozoic Eon
(September 2015). "Fossil preservation through phosphatization and silicification in the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation (South China): a comparative synthesis"
Neoproterozoic
Banded variety of chalcedony
original composition of an organic material. This process is called silicification, a form of petrification. Examples include petrified wood, agatized
Agate
Complex metal ores
formed by hydrothermal processes — chloritization, sericitization and silicification. These deposits are often iron hydroxides containing cerussite PbCO3
Polymetallic_ore
Two rock formations in the Harz, Germany
formation. The varying intensity of silicification produces distinctive weathering patterns: areas of lower silicification erode faster, while more heavily
Gegensteine
Hard, protective outer layers created by an animal that lives in the sea
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Seashell
could not rot and decay, but instead, over millions of years, underwent silicification, whereby each cell is individually fossilised, and the appearance, if
Petrified_forest,_Khorixas
Exoskeleton of an animal in the phylum Mollusca
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Mollusc_shell
Chemical mixture for absorbing carbon dioxide
hydrate (abbreviated as C-S-H in the cement chemist notation). This silicification reaction of calcium hydroxide on its turn continuously releases again
Soda_lime
Type of soil layer
These cappings are related to translocation of fine material and the silicification of those materials which occurs in phreatic fluctuations causing silica
Silcrete
Internal support structure of an animal
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Endoskeleton
Shield for the ventral and dorsal parts of turtles
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Turtle_shell
Accumulation of calcium salts in bodily tissue, usually bone
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Calcification
Hydrostatic force in plants, fungi and also walled bacteria and protists
2017. Raven, J. A.; Waite, A. M. (1 April 2004). "The evolution of silicification in diatoms: inescapable sinking and sinking as escape?". New Phytologist
Turgor_pressure
Sedimentary deposit with well-preserved extraordinary fossils
phosphate, such as Orsten-type and Doushantuo-type preservations). Silicification (replacing or entombing soft tissues with silica, such as petrified
Lagerstätte
habitats. Hagen et al. (2026) determine the processes responsible for silicification of organic tissues of Cambrian cyanobacteria from the Harkless Formation
2026_in_paleontology
Shell of a particular type of protist
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Foraminifera_test
Gold mine in Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador
(Aurelian Exploration Manager Steve Leary) and the observation that some silicification of these basin sediments had occurred at Fruta del Norte by geologist
Fruta_del_Norte_mine
Particulate solid matter deposited on a planetary surface
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Sediment
Gold mine in Ontario, Canada
basalt has been subjected to biotite-carbonate alteration and auriferous silicification. Gold mineralization has been dated to 2.712-2.723 billion years (during
Red_Lake_Mine
Rock consolidated from volcanic ash
similar tuffs are known, but in all cases, they are greatly changed by silicification (which has filled them with opal, chalcedony, and quartz) and by devitrification
Tuff
Mountain in Luzon, Philippines
resulting in the formation of chlorite and epidote. Generally, moderate silicification and pyritization occur along shear zones. This unit appears to be equivalent
Mount_Pico_de_Loro
American paleobotanist, professor
PMC 432792. PMID 16592257. Leo, Richard F.; Barghoorn, Elso S. (1976). "Silicification of Wood". Botanical Museum Leaflets, Harvard University. 25 (1): 1–47
Elso_Barghoorn
Barium sulfate mineral
Hanor, J. S. (September 1987). "Origin and timing of the metasomatic silicification of an early Archaean komatiite sequence, Barberton Mountain Land, South
Baryte
Low-relief plain formed by protracted erosion
period" of weathering under non-glacial conditions may be a requirement. Silicification of peneplain surfaces exposed to sub-tropical and tropical climate for
Peneplain
Fine-grained sediment that accumulates on the floor of the open ocean
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Pelagic_sediment
Part of arthropods
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Arthropod_exoskeleton
Part of the body of a gastropod or snail
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Gastropod_shell
City in Gyeonggi, South Korea
Sanggwanggyo-dong in northern Suwon. This gneiss has primarily undergone silicification, and is mainly composed of quartz, feldspar, biotite, and muscovite
Suwon
Accumulated material on seafloor
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Marine_sediment
expressions may show alteration of the host rocks. These alterations include; silicification, pyritization, sericitization, chloritization, carbonate alteration
Primary_mineral
Species of single-celled organism
diameter. Their cell walls have been reported to mostly have low degree of silicification; however, their rims and ribs are highly silicified. This probably enables
Thalassiosira_pseudonana
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Immobilization_(soil_science)
Aspect of marine biology
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Shell_growth_in_estuaries
Economically recoverable concentrations of uranium within the Earth's crust
effects. Other post-depositional alteration includes pyritization, silicification, and alteration of titanium minerals. The most prominent geochemical
Uranium_ore
(probably due to Sagaing fault) and intense hydrothermal alteration and silicification in late Eocene. The hydrocarbon basins in Myanmar are mostly situated
Geology_of_Myanmar
Anatomical structure
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Frustule
Measure of the deviation in the ratio of stable isotopes oxygen-18 and oxygen-16
temperatures have been overestimated due to powerful carbonatization and silicification processes in the oceanic crust which consumed oxygen-18. Lisiecki and
Δ18O
Hard shell of some spherical marine animals
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Test_(biology)
Structural element of sea sponges
Sponges. Springer. ISBN 978-1-4612-5214-6. Simpson, Tracy L. (1989). "Silicification Processes in Sponges: Geodia Asters and the Problem of Morphogenesis
Sponge_spicule
Tendency for particles in suspension to settle down
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Sedimentation
Global warming about 55 million years ago
Pascher KM, Dickens GR, Hull PM (January 2023). "Radiolarian size and silicification across the Paleocene-Eocene boundary and into the early Eocene". Palaeogeography
Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum
Paleocene–Eocene_thermal_maximum
Chemical alteration of a rock by hydrothermal and other fluids
production of jasperoids, manto ore deposits and pervasive zones of silicification, typically in dolomite strata. Stressed minerals and country rocks of
Metasomatism
Hard grey limestone in Kent, England
and lateral facies. The facies are glauconitic with some horizons of silicification. Shell debris (ammonites, belemnites, nautiloids, bivalves, etc.) and
Kentish_ragstone
British chemist and academic
research, supervised by Robert Williams where her research investigated silicification in biological systems. Perry moved to St Hilda's College, Oxford as
Carole_Perry
Megalith in Hesse, Germany
sandstones in a tropical climate. This entailed bleaching of sandstone and silicification by movement of silica-saturated groundwater through the strata. Consequently
Riesenstein_(Wolfershausen)
Unicellular algae responsible for the formation of chalk
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Coccolithophore
Phylum of amoeboid protists
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Foraminifera
Bouldering area in France
Their appearance may have been accentuated by localised mineralisation (silicification) of the sandstone rock, forming large nodules. Two complementary grading
Fontainebleau_rock_climbing
Transitional concept of geologic time
more than one of these alterations is in progress in the same rock. Silicification, the replacement of the minerals by crystalline or crypto-crystalline
Rock_cycle
Canadian biological oceanographer
1016/j.dsr2.2006.12.008. Raven, JA; Waite, AM (2004). "The evolution of silicification in diatoms: Inescapable sinking and sinking as escape?". New Phytologist
Anya_Waite
Early Devonian sedimentary deposit in Scotland
PMID 9243014. Trewin, N.H.; Fayers, S.R.; Kelman, R. (2003). "Subaqueous silicification of the contents of small ponds in an Early Devonian hot-spring complex
Rhynie_chert
Fossils produced by magnetotactic bacteria
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Magnetofossil
Class of microscopic fossils
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Calcareous_nannofossils
Highly altered granitic rock or pegmatite
most fluids escaping. This sealing is largely due to hornfelsing and silicification of the overlying rocks, and fracturing of these rock typically forms
Greisen
Bio-geochemical process
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Microbiologically induced calcite precipitation
Microbiologically_induced_calcite_precipitation
Paint coats with mineral binding agents
form a layer but instead permanently bonds to the substrate material (silicification). The result is a highly durable connection between paint coat and substrate
Silicate_mineral_paint
Biogenic pelagic sediment located on the deep ocean floor
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Siliceous_ooze
Science and technology of creating objects from inorganic, non-metallic materials
transmission Switches Laser amplifiers Lenses Infrared heat-seeking devices Silicification is quite common in the biological world and occurs in bacteria, single-celled
Ceramic_engineering
Shell formation mechanism
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Marine_biogenic_calcification
Metal sulfide ore deposit
in nearly all examples, consisting of sericite ± chlorite ± silica, Silicification zone, often gradational with background silica-albite metasomatism.
Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit
Volcanogenic_massive_sulfide_ore_deposit
Movement of solid particles, typically by gravity and fluid entrainment
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Sediment_transport
Geological formation of Danian (lowermost Paleocene) age
Bjerrum, C.J.; Stemmerik, L. (2020). "Stratigraphically controlled silicification in Danian chalk and its implications for reservoir properties, southern
Ekofisk_Formation
Calcium carbonate scales covering some phytoplankton species
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Coccolith
Fossils from the Ediacaran and Cambrian periods
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Small_shelly_fauna
Ediacaran organisms preserved as casts on the surface of microbial mats
preservational mode into the Cambrian and its increasing scarcity thereafter, is silicification: this links the preservation of the fossils to the higher silica content
Ediacaran_type_preservation
epidote, tourmaline, chlorite. In addition there are rocks hardened by silicification, oxidized or hosting clay. Reinoso et al. (2020). Análisis del Distrito
San_Juan_(mining_district)
Protein family
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Engrailed_(gene)
Park in Hong Kong
of Krakatoa in Indonesia at night. Its cross-section demonstrates a silicification process that took place over millions of years, preserving the original
Nina_Park
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Biocrystallization
gastropods themselves, particularly their faeces, have contributed to the silicification, more in particular to the formation of pelletoidal wackestone, that
Intra-volcanic sedimentary rock in North Ethiopia
Intra-volcanic_sedimentary_rock_in_North_Ethiopia
Biogeochemical cycle
of past silica cycles. Carbon cycle Lithogenic silica Oxygen cycle Silicification Silicon isotope biogeochemistry Tréguer, Paul J.; Sutton, Jill N.; Brzezinski
Silica_cycle
Analytical technique used specifically in the study of surfaces
doi:10.1149/1.2667428. Mingjie Xu; et al. (March 2006). "Biomimetic silicification of 3D polyamine-rich scaffolds assembled by direct ink writing". Soft
Auger_electron_spectroscopy
Geological stratum or deposit containing bones
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Bone_bed
Study of ancient viruses
Paleogenetics Viral eukaryogenesis Laidler, J.R.; Stedman, K.M. (2010). "Virus Silicification under Simulated Hot Spring Conditions". Astrobiology. 10 (6): 569–576
Paleovirology
Ordovician Lagerstätte in France
a limited number of fossils also showed partial carbonization and silicification (replacement of soft tissues with carbon and silicon respectively).
Cabrières_Biota
Extinct genus of crustaceans
Nigel H Trewin, Stephen R Fayers & Ruth Kelman (2003). "Subaqueous silicification of the contents of small ponds in an Early Devonian hot-spring complex
Lepidocaris
Village in Kent, England
and lateral facies. The facies are glauconitic with some horizons of silicification. Shell debris (ammonites, belemnites, nautiloids, bivalves, etc.) and
Ditton,_Kent
Biological tissues incorporating minerals
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Mineralized_tissues
Cambrian Lagerstätte in Greenland
preservation of the Sirius Passet is traditionally considered to represent silicification associated with a death mask, recalling the 'Ediacara-type' preservation
Sirius_Passet
Calcium carbonate material echinoderms are made of
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Stereom
Shale known for exceptional preservation of mid-Cambrian organisms
30 August 1909, hypothesised that the organic material was preserved by silicification. When the shale was redescribed in the 1970s, it was possible to take
Burgess Shale-type preservation
Burgess_Shale-type_preservation
Geyser field located in the Andes Mountains, Chile
Kurt O.; Grandin, Prisca; Zuilen, Mark A. van (2021). "Evaporative silicification in floating microbial mats: patterns of oxygen production and preservation
El_Tatio
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Hindu
An excellent warrior, King, Chief, Brave
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Victory of Politeness
Girl/Female
Tamil
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To enlighten, Brilliant, Powerful, Surrounded by glory, Shining
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Indian
(Daughter of al Mahdi)
Girl/Female
American, Dutch, German
Friendly; Linden; Lime Tree; Army; Warrior; Weak; Gentle; Soft
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English American German Latin Scottish
Army commander. Army, weald power. Also can be a, meaning nobleman. Famous bearer: Australian...
Boy/Male
French
True.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Peace; Creator
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Muslim/Islamic
Wonderfull smell(mehak)
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Scandinavian, Swiss
Archer; Yew Wood; Yew Wood was Used for Bows; Yew Tree; Diminutive of Yvonne
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n.
Silicification.
n.
Thae act or process of combining or impregnating with silicon or silica; the state of being so combined or impregnated; as, the silicification of wood.