silicified
Made into quite
Silicified means converted into or impregnated with silica, the mineral compound that forms quartz and glass.
The term appears in geology and paleontology: silicified wood is petrified wood where silica has replaced organic material, preserving cellular structure in stone.
The silicified fossils retained remarkable detail.
Crystalline silicon dioxide
- chertFine-grained siliceous stone
- flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock
- jasperOpaque colored quartz
- opalHydrated silica gemstone
chalcedony · agate · quartzite · geode · sinter · hydrothermal · sedimentary · opalized
Solidified or fear-paralyzed
- fossilizedMineralized organic remains
- ancientVery old indeed
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- preservedKept from deterioration
specimen · paleontology · bones · shells · wood · remains · trilobite · dinosaur
Solidified or fear-paralyzed
- induratedMade physically or emotionally tough
- solidifiedMade firm, not fluid
- cementedFastened with lasting adhesion
- vitrifiedTransformed into glass
calcified · lithified · consolidated · mineralized · transformed · altered · impregnated · infilled
quartz
Crystalline silicon dioxide
opal · chalcedony · agate · quartzite · geode · sinter · hydrothermal · sedimentary · opalized · crystalline
petrified
Solidified or fear-paralyzed
- fossilizedMineralized organic remains
- ancientVery old indeed
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
preserved · specimen · paleontology · bones · shells · wood · remains · trilobite · dinosaur · excavation
petrified
Solidified or fear-paralyzed
- induratedMade physically or emotionally tough
- solidifiedMade firm, not fluid
- cementedFastened with lasting adhesion
vitrified · calcified · lithified · consolidated · mineralized · transformed · altered · impregnated · infilled · durable
preserved
Kept from deterioration
lasting · unchanged · intact · recorded · immortalized · perpetuated · captured · frozen · fixed · arrested
silicifiedunpetrified
Reversed from stone state
unaltered · unreplaced · decalcified · original · organic
silicifiedpliable
Capable of bending easily
soft · flexible · unconsolidated · uncemented · friable