hornfels

Noun

Meaning

a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

hornstone granite marble basalt gneiss gabbro quartzite pegmatite schist diorite peridotite metamorphic rock aplite phyllite amphibolite
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Hypernyms

metamorphic rock

Close letter words and terms

hornets' nest hornety Horney hornfelsed hornfelsic hornfish