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Definition of Mylonites
1. mylonite [n] - See also: mylonite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mylonites
Literary usage of Mylonites
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Structural and Field Geology for Students of Pure and Applied Science by James Geikie (1910)
"mylonites, Friction-breccias. Determination of Rocks in the Field. General Characters
of Argillaceous, Calcareous, Siliceous, and Fels- pathic Rocks. ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"mylonites occur in regions where there has c-;en considerable metamorphism.
Thrust planes and great reversed faults are often bounded by rocks which have ..."
3. Radionuclide Retention in Geologic Media: Workshop Proceedings, Oskarshamn by Svensk kärnbränslehantering AB., OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2002)
"Thus similarly to the large scale, mylonites tend to focus and ... Moreover, as
shown in Figure 4, fractures along pre-existing mylonites tend to be longer ..."
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