mineralisation
Becoming rock slowly
Mineralisation is the British spelling of mineralization—the process by which organic matter transforms into mineral or inite.
In biology, this includes bones and teeth forming from calcium deposits, or soft tissue turning to stone over geological time.
In medicine, it describes calcium accumulating in body tissues.
The term also applies to ore deposits forming in rock: The region shows evidence of gold mineralisation.
Mineral hardening of tissue
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- noduleRounded small lump
- concretionAccumulated solid mass
replacement · infilling · cementation · percolation · groundwater · hydrothermal · supergene · epigenetic
Vessel toward heart
- lodeMineral-rich rock seam
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- galenaSulfide ore of lead
- pyriteBrass-yellow iron sulfide
magnetite · hematite · cassiterite · gold · silver · copper · zinc · lead
Mineral hardening of tissue
- shellHard outer covering
- boneHard skeletal tissue
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- coralMarine skeletal formation
exoskeleton · otolith · pearl · nacre · chitin · calcium carbonate · aragonite · calcite
Becoming rock-like
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- fossilizationOrganic remains becoming mineral
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
amber · silicified · carbonized · cast · mold · trace · coprolite · paleontology
calcification
Mineral hardening of tissue
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- noduleRounded small lump
concretion · replacement · infilling · cementation · percolation · groundwater · hydrothermal · supergene · epigenetic · secondary
vein
Vessel toward heart
pyrite · magnetite · hematite · cassiterite · gold · silver · copper · zinc · lead · tin
calcification
Mineral hardening of tissue
coral · exoskeleton · otolith · pearl · nacre · chitin · calcium carbonate · aragonite · calcite · diatom
petrification
Becoming rock-like
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- fossilizationOrganic remains becoming mineral
petrified · amber · silicified · carbonized · cast · mold · trace · coprolite · paleontology · organic
mineralisationdemineralisation
Removal of dissolved ions
dissolution · decay · decomposition · dissolving · leaching
mineralisationdemineralisation
Removal of dissolved ions
decalcification · osteoporosis · bone loss · resorption · softening
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