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Word: Hornfels
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from German, literally ‘horn rock’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɔːnfɛlz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a dark, fine-grained metamorphic rock consisting largely of quartz, mica, and particular feldspars.
Short Definition:dark, fine-grained metamorphic rock consisting largely of quartz
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