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 Definitions of hornfels  [ˈhɔrn fɛlz]  

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Definition of 'hornfels' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) hornfels
a dark fine-grained metamorphic rock, the result of recrystallization of siliceous or argillaceous sediments by thermal metamorphism.

Etymology:  (1850–55; < G, =Hornhorn+Fels rock, cliff)

Definition of 'hornfels' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) hornfels, hornstone
a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks

'hornfels' - Nearby Entries  

horn  horn fly  hornet  hornet's nest  hornets' nest  hornfels  horniness  



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