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Petrification vs Phytoherm - What's the difference?

petrification | phytoherm |

As nouns the difference between petrification and phytoherm

is that petrification is petrification, petrifaction while phytoherm is (geology|biology) a calcareous 'freshwater reef', generally built up from autochthonous petrification of bryophytes, funghi, algae and cyanobacteria.

petrification

English

(wikipedia petrification)

Noun

  • the process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained
  • (figurative) obduracy; callousness
    • (Hallywell)

    Synonyms

    * petrifaction

    Related terms

    * petrified forest * petrified wood

    phytoherm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology, biology) A calcareous 'freshwater reef', generally built up from autochthonous petrification of bryophytes, funghi, algae and cyanobacteria.

    • References

    *Pedley, H.M. 1990. Classification and environmental models of cool freshwater tufas. Sedimentary Geology 68 , pp. 143-154.