<chemistry> The action of mineralising, the state of being mineralised. ... (12 Jan 1998) ... 
The concentration of minerals or metals in a rock.
Organic matter is broken down into humus, then acids, enzymes and compoinds, and finally into basic mineral elements.
The conversion of organically bound elements into inorganic forms, which are then available for metabolism.
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 mineralization.