Associations to the word «Hornfels»

Wiktionary

HORNFELS, noun. Any of a series of contact metamorphic rocks that have been baked and indurated by the heat of intrusive igneous masses and rendered massive, hard, splintery, and in some cases exceedingly tough and durable.

Dictionary definition

HORNFELS, noun. A fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks.

Wise words

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