Mineralization

In biology, mineralization refers to the process where an organic substance is converted to or becomes impregnated with an inorganic substance.This may also be a normal biological process which takes place during the life of an organism such as the formation of bone tissue or egg shells, largely...

In geology, mineralization is the hydrothermal deposition of economically important metals in the formation of ore bodies or "lodes".The first scientific studies of this process took place in Cornwall, United Kingdom by J.W.Henwood FRS and later by R.W...

Mineralization in soil science, is when the elements in organic matter decompose into plant accessible forms, for example by nitrification. Mineralization is the alternative to immobilization....