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Wikipedia: Hornfels

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Wikipedia: Hornfels
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Hornfels is the group name for a set of contact metamorphic rocks that have been baked and hardened by the heat of intrusive igneous masses and have been rendered massive, hard, splintery, and in some cases exceedingly tough and durable.
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  • Sources, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.

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