mineralizing — mineralize (Amer.) min·er·al·ize || mɪnÉ™rÉ™laɪz v. transform into mineral form; make into a mineral; deposit minerals into (also mineralise) … English contemporary dictionary
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Sedimentary exhalative deposits — (abbreviated as SEDEX from SEDimentary EXhalative) are ore deposits which are interpreted to have been formed by release of ore bearing hydrothermal fluids into a water reservoir (usually the ocean), resulting in the precipitation of stratiform… … Wikipedia
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Mineralization — Min er*al*i*za tion, n. [Cf. F. min[ e]ralisation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mineralize — Min er*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mineralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mineralizing}.] [Cf. F. min[ e]raliser.] [1913 Webster] 1. To transform into a mineral. [1913 Webster] In these caverns the bones are not mineralized. Buckland. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mineralized — Mineralize Min er*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mineralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mineralizing}.] [Cf. F. min[ e]raliser.] [1913 Webster] 1. To transform into a mineral. [1913 Webster] In these caverns the bones are not mineralized. Buckland. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Burgess Shale — Infobox Rockunit name = Burgess Shale caption = Marella , the most abundant Burgess Shale organism. type = Geological formation prilithology = Shale otherlithology = namedfor = Burgess Pass namedby = Charles Doolittle Walcott region = Yoho… … Wikipedia
Cambrian — For other uses, see Cambrian (disambiguation). Cambrian Period 542–488.3 million years ago … Wikipedia
Collagen — Tropocollagen triple helix Collagen /ˈkɒlədʒɨn/ is a group of naturally occurring proteins found in animals, especially in the flesh and connective tissues of mammals.[1] It is the main component of connectiv … Wikipedia