Petrification vs Mineralization - What's the difference?
petrification | mineralization |
the process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained
(figurative) obduracy; callousness
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
(medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in abnormal parts of the skeleton
The addition of minerals to water to make a mineral water
As nouns the difference between petrification and mineralization
is that petrification is the process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained while mineralization is a form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals.petrification
English
(wikipedia petrification)Noun
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