mylonitizev.
/ˈmʌɪlənʌɪtʌɪz/, /ˈmʌɪlənᵻtʌɪz/, /ˈmɪlənʌɪtʌɪz/, /ˈmɪlənᵻtʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈmaɪlənəˌtaɪz/ Geology.
transitive. To convert into mylonite.
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the world > the earth > minerals > change processes > [verb (transitive)] > conversion to specific mineral
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mylonitize1910
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1910 M. M. O. Gordon Thrust-masses in Western District of Dolomites i. 19 The rock material immediately below the inturned ends is Porphyrite finely mylonitized into a tuff.
1956 E. W. Heinrich Microsc. Petrogr. vii. 187 Such rocks as gabbros and peridotites may also be mylonitized.
1992 Geology 20 745/1 The dikes were mylonitized..during emplacement.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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