(geology) Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.

of, related to, or containing minerals

A census-designated place in Tehama County, California, United States.

A form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals. / The breakdown of organic matter in the soil to form soluble inorganic compounds.

simple past tense and past participle of mineralize

Converted to, or impregnated with minerals; petrified

To convert to a mineral; to petrify. / To impregnate with minerals. / To mineralogize; to collect and study minerals.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mineralize

present participle of mineralize

That mineralizes