mineralised
Turned to stone
Mineralised is the British spelling of mineralized.
It describes something that has had minerals deposited in it or has been converted into mineral form.
Bones and teeth become mineralised through calcium absorption.
Fossils form when organic material is mineralised over millennia.
Water is mineralised when it picks up dissolved minerals from rock: naturally mineralised spring water.
Mineral hardening of tissue
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- stalactiteHanging cave mineral deposit
- stalagmiteUpward-growing cave deposit
- travertineLimestone from thermal springs
tufa · sinter · concretion · nodule · precipitate · accretion · encrustation
Metal-bearing rock
- veinVessel toward heart
- lodeMineral-rich rock seam
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
feldspar · calcite · gypsum · dolomite · halite · sulfide · carbonate · phosphate
Hardened by calcium deposits
- ossifiedTurned hard, inflexible
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- skeletalOf or like bones
dental · hardened · fortified · strengthened
Becoming rock-like
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- shellsProtective outer layers
- remainsContinues in place
dinosaurs · trilobite · amber · extinct · carbonization · mummification · burial · excavation
calcification
Mineral hardening of tissue
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- stalactiteHanging cave mineral deposit
- stalagmiteUpward-growing cave deposit
travertine · tufa · sinter · concretion · nodule · precipitate · accretion · encrustation
ore
Metal-bearing rock
quartz · feldspar · calcite · gypsum · dolomite · halite · sulfide · carbonate · phosphate · geode
calcified
Hardened by calcium deposits
- ossifiedTurned hard, inflexible
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
skeletal · dental · hardened · fortified · strengthened
petrification
Becoming rock-like
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- shellsProtective outer layers
remains · dinosaurs · trilobite · amber · extinct · carbonization · mummification · burial · excavation · sediment
calcium
Element twenty, builds bones
groundwater · aquifer · hardness · electrolytes · bottled · sparkling · salinity · fluoride · potable
mineraliseddemineralised
Minerals extracted from
decalcified · leached · unaltered · pristine · dissolved
mineralisedorganic
From living matter
living · fresh · fleshy · decomposed · biodegradable