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Meaning of hornfels

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hornfels

noun

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  1. 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.