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mineralize Definition

min·er·al·ize (min′ər əl īz′)

transitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing

  1. to convert (organic matter) into a mineral; petrify
  2. to impregnate (water, etc.) with minerals
  3. to convert (a metal) into an ore, as by oxidation

intransitive verb

Rare to collect minerals for study

mineralize Related Forms
min′·er·ali·za′·tion noun
mineralize Usage Examples

Object

  • fluid: These fractures acted as a plumbing system for mineralizing fluids to exploit to form mineral bearing lodes.
  • horizon: Secondly, AMC 15 intersected an intensely altered volcanic succession, containing the three projected, mineralized stratigraphic horizons.
  • vein: Faults structurally control, to a large degree, the mineralized veins which tend to decrease in ore grade to the northwest.