Mylonite (metamorphic rock)

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Mylonite (stratched part of the rock) in a syenitic host rock. Mylonite is a plastically deformed rock in a shear zone deep in the crust. Width of view one meter.

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Size: 4272px × 2848px
Location: Flatraket, Norway
Photo credit: © Siim Sepp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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