the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
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The petrified wood fossils have been preserved for millions of years by the process of petrification, a process which turns the wood into quartz crystal, harder than steel. 石化木材的化石自石化过程起，已经历了数百万年，石化过程会将木材转变成为比钢铁还要坚硬的石英晶体。
美
[petrəfə'keɪʃən]
