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mylonite
[ mahy-luh-nahyt, mil-uh- ]
noun
- Geology. a rock that has been crushed and sheared to such an extent that its original texture has been destroyed.
mylonite
/ ˈmɪlə-; ˈmaɪləˌnaɪt /
noun
- a fine-grained metamorphic rock, often showing banding and micaceous fracture, formed by the crushing, grinding, or rolling of the original structure
mylonite
/ ³¾Ä«â€²±ôÉ™-²ÔÄ«³Ù′ /
- A fine-grained laminated metamorphic rock in which preexisting minerals have been partially pulverized and drawn out into bands. Mylonite forms along geologic faults where shearing and grinding of rocks takes place.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mylonite1
C19: from Greek ³¾³Ü±ôÅ²Ô mill
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In the three highest sandstone layers, the tools were all made of mylonite, a fine-grained igneous rock; the fourth layer contained tools of quartz, and among them were bones of strange animals: a giant hippopotamus, pigs 6 ft. tall, and a short-necked giraffe-like creature with antlers.
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