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Biomineralization
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Process by which living organisms produce minerals
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Biomineralization, also written biomineralisation, is the process by which living organisms produce minerals, often resulting in hardened or stiffened mineralized tissues. It is an extremely widespread phenomenon: all six taxonomic kingdoms contain members that can form minerals, and over 60 different minerals have been identified in organisms....

Instance of
Biological process
geological process
Subclass of
Biological process
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