Definition
During the impact melted material forming a breccia containing glass and crystal or lithic fragments together form Suevite rock.
Mylonite is a metamorphic rock formed by ductile deformation during intense shearing encountered during folding and faulting, a process termed cataclastic or dynamic metamorphism
History
Origin
Canada, Germany
New Zealand
Discoverer
Unknown
Unknown
Etymology
No etymologies found
From Greek mulōn mill + -ite
Class
Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Family
Group
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Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Texture
Earthy
Foliated
Color
Black, Brown, Green, Grey, Pink
Black to Grey
Maintenance
Less
Less
Durability
Durable
Durable
Water Resistant
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✘
✔
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Scratch Resistant
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✘
✔
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Stain Resistant
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✔
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Wind Resistant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Acid Resistant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Appearance
Banded
Dull, Banded and Foilated
Architecture
Interior Uses
Decorative Aggregates, Homes, Interior Decoration
Decorative Aggregates, Interior Decoration
Exterior Uses
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Paving Stone, Garden Decoration
Other Architectural Uses
Curbing
Curbing
Industry
Construction Industry
As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, for Road Aggregate, Making natural cement, Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories
for Road Aggregate, Landscaping, Roadstone
Medical Industry
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Antiquity Uses
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture
Artifacts, Monuments
Other Uses
Commercial Uses
As a Feed Additive for Livestock, Gemstone, Metallurgical Flux, Source of Magnesia (MgO)
Creating Artwork, Gemstone, Jewelry
Types
Phyllosilicates, Calcite
Blastomylonites, Ultramylonites and Phyllonites
Features
Host Rock for Lead
Surfaces are often shiny
Archaeological Significance
Monuments
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Famous Monuments
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Sculpture
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Famous Sculptures
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Pictographs
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Petroglyphs
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Figurines
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Fossils
Absent
Absent
Formation
Suevite is a metamorphic rock consisting partly of melted material, typically forming a breccia containing glass and crystal or lithic fragments, formed during an impact event.
Mylonites are ductilely deformed rocks formed by the accumulation of large shear strain, in ductile fault zones.
Composition
Mineral Content
Coesite, Quartz, Stishovite
Porphyroblasts
Compound Content
CaO, Carbon Dioxide, MgO
Aluminium Oxide, Calcium Sulfate, Chromium(III) Oxide, Iron(III) Oxide, Magnesium Carbonate, Silicon Dioxide
Transformation
Metamorphism
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Types of Metamorphism
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism
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Weathering
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✘
Types of Weathering
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Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Erosion
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✘
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Types of Erosion
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Chemical Erosion, Sea Erosion, Wind Erosion
Physical Properties
Hardness
5.53-4
1
7
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Grain Size
Coarse Grained
Fine Grained
Fracture
Uneven
Conchoidal
Streak
Light to dark brown
White
Porosity
Less Porous
Highly Porous
Luster
Earthy
Shiny
Compressive Strength
65.00 N/mm21.28 N/mm2
0.15
450
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Cleavage
-
Conchoidal
Toughness
-
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Specific Gravity
2.862.97-3.05
0
8.4
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Transparency
Opaque
Opaque
Density
2.8-2.9 g/cm32.6-4.8 g/cm3
0
1400
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Thermal Properties
Specific Heat Capacity
0.92 kJ/Kg K1.50 kJ/Kg K
0.14
3.2
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Resistance
Heat Resistant
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant
Deposits in Eastern Continents
Asia
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China, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea
Africa
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Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Western Africa
Europe
England, France, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
England, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, United Kingdom
Others
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Deposits in Western Continents
North America
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USA
South America
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Deposits in Oceania Continent
Australia
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Central Australia, Western Australia