Mineralization

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 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

==See also== Demineralisation (disambiguation) Petrifaction/petrification Remineralization (disambiguation) Remineralisation of teeth (including de- and remineralization of teeth as an ongoing process)