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hornfels in American English
a fine-grained metamorphic rock usually formed at shallow depths
noun: a dark, fine-grained metamorphic rock, the result of recrystallization of siliceous or argillaceous sediments by contact metamorphism

hornfels in British English
noun: a hard compact fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat from a magmatic intrusion on neighbouring sedimentary rocks

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