ALL meanings of hornfels
horn·fels
H h - noun hornfels a dark, fine-grained metamorphic rock, the result of recrystallization of siliceous or argillaceous sediments by contact metamorphism. 1
- noun hornfels A dark, fine-grained metamorphic rock consisting largely of quartz, mica, and particular feldspars. 1
- noun hornfels 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. 0
- noun hornfels a hard compact fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat from a magmatic intrusion on neighbouring sedimentary rocks 0
- noun hornfels a fine-grained metamorphic rock usually formed at shallow depths 0