Opalized ammonite fossils are formed through a unique geological process involving the replacement of organic material with silica, which is the primary component of opal. This process can occur ...

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As Earth formed, new geologic processes, especially those related to the interaction of hot fluids with rock during igneous activity and plate tectonics, gave birth to over 1500 new mineral ...