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- noun Plural form of
mylonite .
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Examples
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And speaking of mylonites once again, it turns out that mylonitic quartzite was rock of the week at All of My Faults Are Stress Related.
Mylonitic Quartzite Silver Fox 2008
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Mylonites are one of my favorite types of rocks, and long ago I had a wonderful introduction to them in the Snake Range, a metamorphic core complex with mylonites along and below the main décollement, a low-angle normal fault sometimes referred to as a detachment fault.
Mylonites Silver Fox 2008
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Cherty quartzites interbedded with mylonites occur on the flanks of the Nandi hills, but their age is not known.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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Four muscovite grains separated from mylonites within the shear zone yielded 40Ar/39Ar plateau ages ranging from 128. 5-126.1 million years ago.
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Four muscovite grains separated from mylonites within the shear zone yielded 40Ar/39Ar plateau ages ranging from 128. 5-126.1 million years ago.
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