mylonite

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈmʌɪlənʌɪt/ (UK)

Definition of mylonite

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.”

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Etymology

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

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