THE method described in this letter was devised in collaboration with Dr. R. G. Koopmans of Utrecht. A flat surface must first of all be cut or ground on the coal ball or other petrified mass parallel ...

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PLANT tissue can be petrified by impregnation with natural waters with a high concentration of dissolved silicate1. This occurs commonly in springs issuing from volcanic deposits in New Zealand, ...

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