mylonite

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UK/ˈmʌɪlənʌɪt/

noun

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

OriginAncient Greek μυλών →
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Meanings

nounmylonite (countable and uncountable, plural mylonites)

plural mylonites

  1. countableuncountablegeographyAny 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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμυλών“mill”
  2. Englishmylonite

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

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Translations

Finnish myloniitti
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German Mylonit
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Cite this entry
APA

mylonite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mylonite

MLA

“mylonite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mylonite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mylonite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mylonite.

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