process in which an organic substance is converted to or trapped in an inorganic substance.
mineralization (Wikipedia)
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Mineralization may refer to:
- Biomineralization (mineralization in biology), when an inorganic substance precipitates in an organic matrix
- Mineralized tissues are tissues that have undergone mineralization, including bones, teeth, antlers, and marine shells
- Bone remodeling, involving demineralization and remineralization in bones
- Ossification (osteogenesis), mineralization of bone
- Bone remodeling, involving demineralization and remineralization in bones
- Mineralized tissues are tissues that have undergone mineralization, including bones, teeth, antlers, and marine shells
- Mineralization (geology), the hydrothermal deposition of economically important metals in the formation of ore bodies or lodes
- Mineralization (soil science), the release of plant-available compounds such as ammonium during decomposition