different between petrification vs mineralization

English

From French pétrification, from Middle French pétrifier + -ation

petrification (countable and uncountable, plural petrifications)

the process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained
(figuratively) obduracy; callousness
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mineral +? -ization

mineralization (countable and uncountable, plural mineralizations)

A form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals.
The breakdown of organic matter in the soil to form soluble inorganic compounds.
(medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in abnormal parts of the skeleton.
The addition of minerals to water to make a mineral water.

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