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hornfels
noun
(horn-fels)
a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks
Synonyms:
hornstone
,
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hornfels
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hornstone
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epidote
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biotite
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hornblende
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pyroxene
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amphibole
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plagioclase
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cordierite
,
calc
,
andalusite
,
gabbro
,
andesite
,
granodiorite
,
diorite
,
amphibolite
,
sericite
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monzonite
,
syenite
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phyllite
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pyroxenite
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diabase
,
siltstone
,
dunite
,
greywacke
,
gneiss
,
breccia
,
pegmatite
,
pelite
,
lamprophyre
,
stockwork
,
argillite
,
felsite
,
clastic
,
schistose
,
argillaceous
,
aplite
,
norite
,
peridotite
,
lithology
,
eclogite
,
claystone
,
schists
,
covellite
,
adularia
,
ankerite
,
dacite
,
bornite
,
kaolinite
,
fuchsite
,
illite
,
chalcocite
,
alunite
,
albite
,
mylonite
,
stratiform
,
porphyries
,
brecciation
,
silicification
,
chlorite
,
greisen
,
veinlets
,
stibnite
,
dolomites
,
cherty
,
arsenopyrite
,
chrysocolla
,
veinlet
,
gossan
,
carnotite
,
alkalic
,
limonite
,
pyrophyllite
,
pentlandite
,
pyrrhotite
,
anomalism
,
autunite
,
actinolite
,
limestones
,
sulphides
,
potassic
,
sphalerite
,
vein quartz
,
muscovite
,
veining
,
anastomosing
,
uraninite
,
footwall
,
galena
,
colluvium
,
enargite
,
tetrahedrite
,
chalcopyrite
,
haematite
,
saprolite
,
hypabyssal
,
halite
,
unconformity
,
ultrabasic
,
foliation
,
argentiferous
,
hornfels
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