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Mylonite

Pictures of Metamorphic Rock Types

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Mylonite forms along fault surfaces by crushing and stretching of rocks under such heat and pressure that the minerals deform in a plastic way (mylonitization).

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Ground to a powderPhoto by Jonathan Matti, US Geological Survey

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