Definitions for "Silicification"
Thae act or process of combining or impregnating with silicon or silica; the state of being so combined or impregnated; as, the silicification of wood.
when water, containing dissolved silica salts, is repeatedly evaporated from a surface, the silica residue builds up in a 'concreting' effect and the layer becomes progressively harder. It may, in time, be turned into quartz..
Process whereby silica replaces the original material of a substance. For example, silicified wood.