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_Petrifaction_, an animal or vegetable substance turned to stone.
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Petrifaction, as this process of slow replacement is called, is often carried on in the most exquisite detail.
The Elements of Geology William Harmon Norton 1900
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Petrifaction as in China, retrogression begotten of luxury as in Athens, submersion beneath an avalanche of human debris as in Rome, ignorance-breeding despoliation as in Ireland -- these be the lions in the path of civilization.
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Petrifaction or mummification of the body are quite well known, and not being in the province of this work, will be referred to collateral books on this subject; but sometimes an unaccountable preservation takes place.
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Petrifaction or mummification of the body are quite well known, and not being in the province of this work, will be referred to collateral books on this subject; but sometimes an unaccountable preservation takes place.
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