mylonite
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μυλών (mulṓn, “mill”) + -ite.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmʌɪlənʌɪt/
Noun
mylonite (plural mylonites)
- (geology) Any rock that has undergone modifications due to dynamic recrystallization following plastic flow; a schist created by crushed or ground rock.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, page 87:
- Towards the end of the nineteenth century the crush rock known as mylonite had been recognised, a rocky paste that was ground when one mighty rock mass was pushed bodily – or thrust – over another.
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Derived terms
- blastomylonite
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