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Definition of Silicification
1. 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.
Definition of Silicification
1. Noun. (geology) impregnation with silica; petrification ¹
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Definition of Silicification
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Medical Definition of Silicification
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Silicification
Literary usage of Silicification
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Chemical and Physical Geology by Gustav Bischof (1855)
"It would appear, therefore, that even within historic periods silicification may
be effected by water containing much less silica than the springs ..."
2. The Nature of Ore Deposits by Richard Beck (1905)
"A silicification of the country rock, sometimes preceded by ... At Altenberg we
sometimes find a silicification of the rocks near tin veins. ..."
3. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1877)
"... and the process of silicification would take place analogous to that described
by Dr. Martin Duncan, FRS, as having occurred in the West Indies. ..."
4. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1863)
"V. On the silicification of Organic Bodies. By ALEXANDER BRYSON, Esq., FRSE The
solution and deposition of silica has become a very important question, ..."
5. The Examination of Prospects: A Mining Geology by Charles Godfrey Gunther (1912)
"... between the altered and the unaltered parts offers the best means of distinction.
silicification frequently accompanies other forms of hydro- thermal ..."
6. The Wonders of Geology, Or, A Familiar Exposition of Geological Phenomena by Gideon Algernon Mantell, George Fleming Richardson (1838)
"28. Hazel Nuts filled with Spar. 29. silicification. 30. Plants of the Coal .
31. Fossil Mare's-tail. 32. Fossil Ferns. 33. Sigillaria. 34. ..."
7. The Wonders of Geology: Or a Familiar Exposition of Geological Phenomena by Gideon Algernon Mantell (1839)
"Artificial petrifactions. 28. Different states of the fossilization of wood. 29.
Hazel- nuts filled with spar. 30. silicification, or petrifaction by silex. ..."
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