Cathodoluminescence of silicified trunks from the Permo-Carboniferous basins in eastern Bohemia, Czech Republic

Abstract

Cathodoluminescence, in combination with other analytical methods, has been proved to be an excellent imaging tool to study the process of silicification as well as anatomy of silicified plant fossils. Interdisciplinary study.

Keywords

• petrified stems
• silicified wood
• silica texture