HyperDic: hornfels

English > 1 sense of the word hornfels:
NOUNsubstancehornfels, hornstonea fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks
English > hornfels: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks.
Synonymhornstone
Broadermetamorphic rockrock altered by pressure / pressure and heat / heat
Spanishcorneana, hornfels
Catalancornubianita, hornfels

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