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Hornfels Moderate

Hornfels has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks

2

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.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
metamorphic rock
Rhyming Words
els eels mels pels nels gels kels wels gaels feels heels duels chels reels niels peels keels amels taels noels
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