silicified wood

noun

1. wood that has been changed into quartz by a replacement of the cellular structure of the wood by siliceous waters.

Example Sentences

Fine-grained sandstone, with impressions of leaves, was again observed, and a few pieces of silicified wood.

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From this resemblance I expected to find silicified wood, which is generally characteristic of those formations.

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It is an interesting fact that the silicified wood of the Irawadi should have attracted attention more than one hundred years ago.

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Pieces of silicified wood were frequent in the bed of the Isaacs.

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The silicified wood (particularly characteristic) was yet absent.

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