permineralizev.
/pəːˈmɪn(ə)rəlʌɪz/, /pəːˈmɪn(ə)rl̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /pərˈmɪn(ə)rəˌlaɪz/ Geology and Palaeontology.
transitive. To subject to permineralization; to make permineralized.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [verb (transitive)] > fossilize
fossil1750
fossilize1794
fossilify1843
permineralize1952
1952 R. C. Moore et al. Invertebr. Fossils i. 4/1 Shells and bones, which are somewhat porous, may be made more dense by deposition of mineral substances by ground water. Hard parts altered in this way are permineralized.
1979 Nature 19 Oct. 640/2 Microfossils detected in the upper Brioverian dolomitic limestones..are permineralised in carbonate rather than silica.
1991 Rev. Palaeobot. & Palynol. 69 325 Both specimens, permineralized with silica, were studied by making cellulose acetate peels, after etching with hydrofluoric acid.
Derivatives
perˈmineralizing n. and adj.
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1980 Science 8 Aug. 655/1 Both the permineralizing calcite of the spicular frameworks and the siderite of the opaque iron mineralization could have been generated in this manner.
1985 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 311 126 The permineralizing fluids were probably derived from a meteoric source.
1994 Bull. de l'Inst. Oceanogr. Special Issue No. 13. 61 Reefs composed in part of in vivo permineralizing with high Mg-calcite cyanobacterial mats.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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