The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mineralize \Min"er*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mineralized;
   p. pr. & vb. n. Mineralizing.] [Cf. F. min['e]raliser.]
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   1. To transform into a mineral.
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            In these caverns the bones are not mineralized.
                                                  --Buckland.
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   2. To impregnate with a mineral; as, mineralized water.
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   3. To charge or impregnate with ore.
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