Rothrockbc Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Can anyone tell me if there is a difference in petrified wood and permineralized wood? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 The terminology “petrified wood” is used [in this paper] in preference to “permineralized wood”. The latter term has commonly been used by paleobotanists to describe fossil wood, based on the long-standing presumption that wood fossilization commonly results from infilling of cellular tissues by mineral precipitates. [However,] [d]etailed analyses show that permineralization is, in fact, a relatively rare phenomenon; the percentage of original organic matter that is preserved in mineralized wood is generally very small [1]. ---GEOSCIENCE article. 2 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rothrockbc Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 7 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: The terminology “petrified wood” is used [in this paper] in preference to “permineralized wood”. The latter term has commonly been used by paleobotanists to describe fossil wood, based on the long-standing presumption that wood fossilization commonly results from infilling of cellular tissues by mineral precipitates. [However,] [d]etailed analyses show that permineralization is, in fact, a relatively rare phenomenon; the percentage of original organic matter that is preserved in mineralized wood is generally very small [1]. ---GEOSCIENCE article. Very helpful thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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