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"How long does it take?" ... And scientific common sense tells us it has to, otherwise the wood would simply decay. ... The University of Alaska documents a known case of petrification in 5 years, calling into question their own assumption that it "usually" takes over 100,000 years: How Does Wood Become Petrified?
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www.answerbag.com/q_view/38959
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Folklore has it, as reinforced in classrooms and national parks, that petrified wood takes "millions and millions" of years to form. ... I recently read an advertisement in a magazine for real "hardwood floors." The company was petrifying wood commercially. The point is, it does not take long ages to petrify wood,
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www.icr.org/article/1145/
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How Does Wood Become Petrified? ... Here the silica may take a variety of forms; it may be agate, jasper, chalcedony or opal. The beautiful and varied colors of fossil wood are caused by the presence of other minerals that enter the wood in solution with the silica. ... Width - 24" short diameter, 38" long diameter...
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www.universaltreasures.com/wood.htm
www.universaltreasures.com/wood.htm
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The largest gemology study and reference site on the internet ... But the question is: How does wood last so long? How can it become so hard that it can last for millions of years? Well, the answer is easier than you may think. Wood that has been preserved is said to have been petrified.
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www.yourgemologist.com/Kids/petrifiedwood/petrifiedwood...
www.yourgemologist.com/Kids/petrifiedwood/petrifiedwood.html
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How long does it take wood to petrify? ... A fossil is a plant or animal that has been dead for a long time - usually thousands of years. It must be buried immediately after it dies. If it dies and is exposed to the air it will never become a fossil. ... Petrified wood is wood that has been mineralized (turned to stone) by silica.
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www.arksearch.com/naevolu.htm
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The beautiful and varied colors of petrified wood are caused by the presence of other minerals that enter the wood in solution with the silica. Iron oxide stains the wood orange, rust, ... For example Scurfield and Segnit [8] had reported that the petrification of wood can be considered to take place in five stages:
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www.ncsec.org/cadre2/team2_2/Lessons/howDoesWoodPetrify...
www.ncsec.org/cadre2/team2_2/Lessons/howDoesWoodPetrify.htm
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How long does it take for wood to petrify? How long does it take for wood to petrifying? How long does it take to make petrified wood? How long does it take for petrified wood to form? How long does it take wood to turn into Petrified wood?
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wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_does_it_take_to_petrify_woo...
wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_does_it_take_to_petrify_wood
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Wood can be petrified in a matter of days or weeks given the right chemical "coctail'. Although the exact recipe is patented by... ... In a very long process, a metamorphic rock (or any ... I suppose the questioner is wondering whether a quantity of water in solid form (that is, ice) will take longer to turn back into...
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Petrified wood forms when fallen trees get washed down a river and buried under layers of mud, ash from volcanoes and other materials. Sealed beneath this muck deprives the rotting wood from oxygen—the necessary ingredient for decay.
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www.livescience.com/mysteries/061128_petrified_wood.htm...
www.livescience.com/mysteries/061128_petrified_wood.html
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