biomineralization
Noun
Meaning
biomineralization (countable and uncountable, plural biomineralizations)
(biochemistry) The formation of hard mineral deposits within a living organism; especially the process whereby bone and similar structural material is formed.
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Examples
Calcium carbonate is transparent, so the organisms’ photosynthetic activity is not compromised by encapsulation in a coccosphere. citation Formation Coccoliths are produced by a biomineralization process known as coccolithogenesis.
"Micro-environmental controls on biomineralization: superficial processes of apatite and calcite precipitation in Quaternary soils", Roussillon, France.