mylonizedadj.
/ˈmʌɪlənʌɪzd/, /ˈmɪlənʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈmaɪləˌnaɪzd/ Geology.
= mylonitized adj.
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the world > the earth > minerals > change processes > [adjective] > converted to specific mineral
phosphated1802
sericitized1889
muscovitized1897
mylonized1901
saussuritized1907
scapolitized1909
uralitized1909
mylonitized1910
nephelinized1943
spilitized1962
1901 Nature 19 Sept. 513/1 All these mylonised rocks show a characteristic striping on the divisional planes.
1937 Nature 4 Sept. 430/1 Relics of the earlier fabric are traceable in partially mylonized rocks.
1981 Geol. Soc. Amer. Abstr. with Programs 13 401/1 Structural analysis identified several types of discontinuities [sic], with the greatest stability hazard being mylonized fractures.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1901