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- In biology and chemistry, mineralization is the process where a substance is converted from an organic substance to an inorganic substance, thereby becoming mineralized.
- In geology, mineralization is used to describe the hydrothermal deposition of economically important metals in the formation of ore bodies or "lodes".
- In soil science, mineralization is used to describe the release of organic compounds during decomposition.
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