Mineralization Explained

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)
• Remineralization (disambiguation)
  • Remineralisation of teeth (including de- and remineralization of teeth as an ongoing process)