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mylonite

UK/ˈmʌɪlənʌɪt/

mylonite noun: any rock that has undergone modifications due to dynamic recrystallization following plastic flow; a schist created by crushed or ground rock.

Noun

mylonite (countable and uncountable, plural mylonites)

  1. Any rock that has undergone modifications due to dynamic recrystallization following plastic flow; a schist created by crushed or ground rock.
    • 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.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, page 87

Forms of mylonite

pluralmylonites

Origin of mylonite

From Ancient Greek μυλών (mulṓn, “mill”) + -ite.

Words formed from mylonite

Questions about mylonite

What does mylonite mean?
Mylonite means any rock that has undergone modifications due to dynamic recrystallization following plastic flow; a schist created by crushed or ground rock.
What part of speech is mylonite?
Mylonite is a noun.
How do you pronounce mylonite?
Mylonite is pronounced /ˈmʌɪlənʌɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of mylonite?
The plural of mylonite is mylonites.

Words near mylonite in the dictionary

  1. mylohyoidei
  2. mylohyoideus
  3. mylohyoids
  4. Myloi
  5. mylonisation
  6. mylonite
  7. mylonites
  8. mylonitic
  9. mylonitisation
  10. mylonitise
  11. mylonitization

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