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'''Rock''', or '''stone''', was a naturally occurring aggregate of [[mineral]]s. | '''Rock''', or '''stone''', was a naturally occurring aggregate of [[mineral]]s. | ||
[[Petrification]] was the process in which organic matter was turned into stone. The hand of [[Eldrad]] was petrified ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'') as were [[Pritchard (Ghost Light)|Mrs Pritchard]] and her daughter, [[Gwendoline Pritchard|Gwendoline]], after [[Light (Ghost Light)|Light]] made them so. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'') | [[Petrification]] was the process in which organic matter was turned into stone. The hand of [[Eldrad]] was petrified ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'') as were [[Pritchard (Ghost Light)|Mrs Pritchard]] and her daughter, [[Gwendoline Pritchard|Gwendoline]], after [[Light (Ghost Light)|Light]] made them so. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') | ||
The ancient Egyptians used rocks as weapons when the [[Dalek]]s landed in [[Egypt]] in search of the [[taranium]] core for the [[Time Destructor]]. One Dalek was rendered immobile as rocks were piled around its base. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') The [[Red Dalek (The Mutation of Time)|Red Dalek]] commanding the mission was killed after it was bombarded by rocks, losing its [[gunstick]] and sustaining critical damage to its casing before being buried. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'') | The ancient Egyptians used rocks as weapons when the [[Dalek]]s landed in [[Egypt]] in search of the [[taranium]] core for the [[Time Destructor]]. One Dalek was rendered immobile as rocks were piled around its base. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') The [[Red Dalek (The Mutation of Time)|Red Dalek]] commanding the mission was killed after it was bombarded by rocks, losing its [[gunstick]] and sustaining critical damage to its casing before being buried. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'') | ||
The [[Fourth Doctor]] once expressed exuberance at having landed in a location surrounded by rocks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'') The [[Eleventh Doctor]] later did the same thing. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]'') | The [[Fourth Doctor]] once expressed exuberance at having landed in a location surrounded by rocks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') The [[Eleventh Doctor]] later did the same thing. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]'') | ||
On the [[planet]] ''[[P7E]]'', rock was mined for processing. It eventually became an edible substance. ([[TV]]: ''[[Underworld]]'') | On the [[planet]] ''[[P7E]]'', rock was mined for processing. It eventually became an edible substance. ([[TV]]: ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'') | ||
On the planet [[Nebulax 4]], rocks could be squeezed to produce a variety of bodily fluids, such as [[blood]], [[mucus]], [[saliva]], [[phlegm]] or [[vomit]], thus rendering the phrase "you can't get blood out of a stone" void. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter]]'') | On the planet [[Nebulax 4]], rocks could be squeezed to produce a variety of bodily fluids, such as [[blood]], [[mucus]], [[saliva]], [[phlegm]] or [[vomit]], thus rendering the phrase "you can't get blood out of a stone" void. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter (TV story)|The Bounty Hunter]]'') | ||
On one planet, the [[Second Doctor]], [[John and Gillian]] were able to destroy some [[Dalek]]s by dropping rocks on them from a high outcrop. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Attack of the Daleks]]'') | On one planet, the [[Second Doctor]], [[John and Gillian]] were able to destroy some [[Dalek]]s by dropping rocks on them from a high outcrop. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Attack of the Daleks (comic story)|Attack of the Daleks]]'') | ||
[[Weeping Angel]]s, when observed, literally turned to stone, as a defence system, using a mechanism known as [[quantum-locking]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'') | [[Weeping Angel]]s, when observed, literally turned to stone, as a defence system, using a mechanism known as [[quantum-locking]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'') | ||
