mineralization (Amer.)
n.
transformation into mineral form; act of making into a mineral; act of depositing minerals into (also mineralisation)
Mineralization
In Biology, Mineralization (biology) is the process where a substance is converted from an organic substance to an inorganic substance, thereby becoming mineralized. This may also be a normal biological process which takes place during the life of an organism such as the formation of bone tissue or egg shells, largely with
calcium. Alternatively, it may be a process which begins after death and burial within
sediments by the total replacement of the organic material with various minerals known as
fossilization. Frequently this involves either
calcite or
quartz, but many other minerals such as
pyrite may be involved.
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Mineralization
Mineralization
(n.)
The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.
(n.)
The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature.
(n.)
The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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