Actually, I like your answer better than what the
evolutionists think.
It's really, really scared. Like, rock solid scared.
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Date: Monday, March 01, 1999 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [RR] Petrified Wood . . .
|In a message dated 3/1/99 2:01:08 AM Eastern Standard Time,
|[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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|> How does petrified wood form?
|>
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|> ----------
|>
|> Petrified wood is wood that has turned to stone? Often
it
|> shows beautiful colors that were not present in the
original
|> wood. How does wood turn to stone?
|>
|> When wood dies it begins decaying immediately. To
become
|> petrified it must be quickly covered by a layer of
volcanic
|> ash, mud, or other material that excludes oxygen, thus
|> preventing it from decaying.
|>
|> If conditions are right, the organic part of the wood
|> dissolves slowly, and at the same time minerals replace
the
|> organic matter, duplicating its structure exactly. The
|> mineral replacement can be silica, calcite, pyrite, or
|> marcasite.
|>
|> The colors are caused by impurities in the replacing
|> mineral. The most common impurity is iron, which causes
|> red, orange, or yellow colors. Manganese or copper can
|> cause blue, black, or green colors.
|>
|> _______
|
|
| I just thought it got really scared and turned into a
rock. :-)
|
|Silly, me huh?
|
|Mike Burke
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