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What would be the correct word? Specimen? An ichnofossil is the fossil of activity of a living thing. But specimen seems like it might work as long as you’re
by yial 10mo ago
What would be the correct word? Specimen?
An ichnofossil is the fossil of activity of a living thing.
But specimen seems like it might work as long as you’re not using wet / embalmed with it.
Vitrification maybe almost works, but doesn’t seem to really work for a snowflake.
Aquastasis ? (Joking)
Apologies. After reading this I’m now wracking my brain trying to figure out what would be the correct word to apply to creating a /mold/ model / sample of a snowflake.
- taneq 10mo agoImprint, maybe?
- moron4hire 10mo agoI believe it would just be called a casting or impression, even if it were an ancient object that had been preserved across geological ages.
- yial 10mo agoThank you! That makes a ton of sense. I somehow couldn’t make that connection mentally. Now we just need some special rule to make them into fossils… maybe if they’re over 20,000 years old- double the specimen quasi rule.
- maxbond 10mo agoPetrified? Like petrified dunes? Simply preserved?