mineralization

The act or process of mineralizing; the process of converting or being converted into a mineral, as a metal into an oxid, sulphuret, or other ore.

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.

The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.

The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature.

A form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals

The breakdown of organic matter in the soil to form soluble inorganic compounds

The deposition of calcium salts in abnormal parts of the skeleton

The addition of minerals to water to make a mineral water