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Tree remains that have undergone petrifaction, as seen in Petrified Forest National Park. In geology, petrification (from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra) 'rock, stone') is the process by which organic material becomes a fossil through the replacement of the original material and the filling of the original pore spaces with minerals.
Petrification is associated with the legends of Medusa and the Svartálfar among others. In fairy tales, characters who fail in a quest may be turned to stone until they are rescued by the successful hero, as in the tales such as The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body, The Water of Life and The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird, as well as many troll tales.
A character in Octopath Traveler II, Agnea Bristaru, was designed to be a dancer whose disposition is "cheerful and sunny" to contrast Primrose. Primrose has been criticized for her role in Octopath, with criticism pointed at the conflicting nature of her as a seductress and the sexism and misogyny that her plot is built around. She was also ...
After awakening in the "Stone World", he sets to restore civilization by reinventing their lost technology and discovering a "cure" for the petrification. Though somewhat arrogant, he is actually very noble and kind-hearted as he considers science as a means to elevate all people and having unshakeable faith in his friends.
Wood petrified by calcite tends to retain more of its original organic material. Petrification begins with deposition of goethite in the cell walls, followed by deposition of calcite in the void spaces. [13] Carbonized wood is resistant to silicification and is usually petrified by other minerals. [1]
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A source told PEOPLE last week that the actress opened her home to friends who evacuated their own houses in the L.A. area after the wildfires broke out.. Local authorities reported on Jan. 12 ...
Maguire was cast as Spider-Man in the Sam Raimi trilogy in 2000 and proceeded to star in 2002's Spider-Man, 2004's Spider-Man 2 and 2007's Spider-Man 3.Dunst starred as Mary Jane, Peter Parker's ...