silicified wood

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noun

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

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Fine-grained sandstone, with impressions of leaves, was again observed, and a few pieces of silicified wood.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
From this resemblance I expected to find silicified wood, which is generally characteristic of those formations.
A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World|Charles Darwin
It is an interesting fact that the silicified wood of the Irawadi should have attracted attention more than one hundred years ago.
Principles of Geology|Charles Lyell
Pieces of silicified wood were frequent in the bed of the Isaacs.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt

The silicified wood (particularly characteristic) was yet absent.
More Letters of Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin