protomylonite

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noun

A mylonite where most of the rock volume has not been ground into matrix and so contains its original texture.

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Meanings

nounprotomylonite (countable and uncountable, plural protomylonites)

plural protomylonites

  1. countableuncountablegeographyA mylonite where most of the rock volume has not been ground into matrix and so contains its original texture.

Origin

From proto- + mylonite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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