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Mineral replacement — AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy Definition | GradeGen

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Mineral replacement

GCSE Combined Science · key term

Mineral replacement

Definition

A process in which parts of a dead organism are replaced by minerals as they decay, preserving their shape.

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AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464

Specification 4.6.3.2 · Paper 2

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