Meaning & use
Phosphatization
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The geological or chemical process by which a substance, such as bone or rock, becomes impregnated or replaced with phosphate minerals.
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Phosphatization of the dinosaur bone preserved fine details of its internal structure for millions of years.
Researchers study phosphatization to understand how soft tissue can sometimes fossilize.
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A key process in exceptional fossil preservation, phosphatization can capture microscopic detail that other forms of fossilization destroy.
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