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单词 mineralization
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mineralizationn.

Brit. /ˌmɪn(ə)rəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌmɪn(ə)rl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmɪn(ə)rələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌmɪn(ə)rəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
Forms: see mineralize v. and -ation suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mineralize v., -ation suffix.
Etymology: < mineralize v. + -ation suffix. Compare French minéralisation (1751), Italian mineralizzazione (late 18th cent.), Spanish mineralización (1884).
1.
a. The action or process of mineralizing something; the state of being mineralized.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > minerals > [noun] > generation or formation of mineral
conception1667
mineralization1757
1757 tr. J. F. Henckel Pyritologia ix. 145 The mineral damps, that lodge any where for mineralisation, may happen to be of different mixtions.
1798 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 88 580 This tarnish is principally a commencement of mineralization on the surface.
1836 W. Buckland Geol. & Mineral. I. xv. 352 (note) As happens when vegetables are converted into coal, under the process of mineralization.
1885 G. L. Goodale in A. Gray & G. L. Goodale Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) II. i. i. 39 Mineralization of the [cell] wall may be general or local... General mineralization of the wall depends most frequently on silicic acid.
1898 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 54 81 The silicification, or more generally the mineralization, of these conglomerates is, in my opinion, the result of secondary processes of infiltration and crystallization.
1935 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 230 115Mineralization’ was shown to be a process of chemical action in which the mineralizer, HCl, was regenerated after performing transport and combination of the Fe2O3 with the MgO.
1967 Jrnl. Pediatrics 70 514 Skeletal deformity..irregular and inadequate metaphyseal mineralization [etc.].
1990 P. Kearey & F. J. Vine Global Tectonics xi. 265 As an ocean basin continues to grow, contemporaneous mineralization takes place at the mid-ocean ridge.
b. concrete. A product of the mineralizing process; a concentration of minerals; a petrifaction (now rare).
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > concretion or petrifaction > [noun]
congelation1605
concretion1646
lapidescency1646
petrifaction1667
petrification1677
mineralization1799
permineralization1893
1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. 109 In which mineralizations the tender white rind..is preserved quite in its natural appearance.
1945 Science 20 July 73/2 Yellowknife—characterized by Archaean formations..and Au-mineralizations.
1965 G. J. Williams Econ. Geol. N.Z. i. 2/2 The Onekaka iron-ores in Nelson are a gossan formed in the early Tertiary over an outcropping pyritic mineralization.
1982 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 307 396 Ecotoxicological damage from tailings or freshly mined sediments can result from the spontaneous release of heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Hg) from the sulphidic mineralizations.
c. spec. The conversion of organic matter into simple inorganic compounds, chiefly by microbial decomposition, as part of a nutrient cycle; esp. the conversion of nitrogenous compounds to ammonia by microorganisms in the soil.
ΚΠ
1895 F. W. Oliver et al. tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Nat. Hist. Plants I. 264 The final result of the decomposition of organic bodies by bacteria has been termed mineralization.
1906 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 77 242 Sewage purification..aims at the complete oxidation and mineralisation of putrescible substances present.
1956 Proc. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. 20 217/2 The tie-up (immobilization) or release (mineralization) of soil nitrogen depends very much on the chemical composition of the material undergoing decomposition.
1987 K. Rushforth Tree Planting & Managem. (1990) iv. 86 The higher surface soil temperatures generated under the polythene lead to an increased mineralisation of nutrients, giving a further boost to growth.
2. Mining. The condition of being well supplied with ore; the degree to which minerals are present in the ground, ore, etc.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [noun] > condition of having ore
mineralization1899
1899 Daily News 3 May 6/6 A sufficient proof..that City men believe in the mineralisation of the country.
1908 Science 8 May 723/2 The author described briefly the main topographic features of the state of Chihuahua and explained their bearing upon the mineralization of the region.
1970 Daily Tel. 24 Oct. 13/3 Two of the three drills encountered insignificant mineralisation.
1994 Northern Miner 3 Oct. 1/2 Drilling of the down-rake extension has intersected mineralization averaging 0.906 oz. over 7.6 ft.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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