obsolete biomineralization (obsolete GO:0110148)
OBSOLETE. The process where mineral crystals are formed and deposited in an organized fashion in a matrix (either cellular or extracellular) by living organisms. This gives rise to inorganic compound-based structures such as skeleton, teeth, ivory, shells, cuticle, and corals as well as bacterial biomineralization products.
biomineral formation
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biomineralisation
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mineralisation
exact
mineralization
exact