Incrustation

Incrustation (Latin: crusta , bark) describes the formation of a crust . The term is mainly used in geology , biology and technical disciplines:

• Sinter , mineral deposits in nature
  • or deposits from technical sintering in metallurgy
• in hydraulic engineering as overgrowth of water supply facilities through ochering and sintering
• Incrustation (biology) , deposition of lime by plants
  • or storage of organic or inorganic substances in plant cells
• Incrustation (mycology) , crust formation through granules or crystals on hyphae or cystid walls
• Incrustation (architecture) , a coating with different colored geometric or figural stone slabs
• Incrustation (ceramic) , a decorating technique
• Incrustation (joinery) , in art joinery , the decorative inlay of non-wooden materials such as bone, stone or metal in a wooden surface; In contrast, the insertion of wood in wood is as marquetry referred

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.