-
unusually high
mineral content. This
process of
petrifying is not to be
confused with
petrification,
wherein the
constituent molecules of the original...
-
Petrified wood (from
Ancient Gr**** πέτρα
meaning 'rock' or 'stone';
literally 'wood
turned into stone'), is the name
given to a
special type of fossilized...
-
Literary appearances of the
theme of
people or
animals being turned to
stone Petrifying well – Body of
water with high
mineral content Substitution pseudomorph –...
- The
Petrified Forest is a 1936
American crime drama film
directed by
Archie Mayo and
based on
Robert E. Sherwood's 1934
drama of the same name. The motion...
-
Petrified Forest National Park is a
national park of the
United States in
Navajo and
Apache counties in
northeastern Arizona.
Named for its
large deposits...
- history. It was a 10-foot-tall (3.0 m),
roughly 3,000
pound purported "
petrified man",
uncovered on
October 16, 1869, by
workers digging a well behind...
- A dune is a
landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It
typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with
dunes is
called a dune...
-
Palmoxylon (
petrified palmwood) is an
extinct genus of palm
named from
petrified wood
found around the world. This
genus is
known in the
fossil record...
- Knaresborough,
North Yorkshire, England, near the
River Nidd.
Nearby is a
petrifying well, also
known as a
dropping well. The
latter is the
oldest tourist...
- per day. However, this real
effect cannot produce the fast and
totally petrifying effects told by po****r tales.
Cultural depictions of
Medusa and Gorgons...
