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Diagenesis

earth science Maturity 11-13

Rocks can change over a long time.

Pyritized Lloydolithus lloydi.JPG
Pyritized Lloydolithus lloydi.JPG
They change deep under the ground. Water and tiny bugs help them change. This can even change old bones. It can make fossils too.
Permineralization in vertebra from Valgipes bucklandi.tif
Permineralization in vertebra from Valgipes bucklandi.tif
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File:Pyritized Lloydolithus lloydi.JPG
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Permineralization in vertebra from...
File:Crinoid stem replaced with marcasite.JPG
Crinoid stem replaced with marcasite.JPG
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