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pelitic hornfels

pelitic hornfels

[pə′lid·ik ′hȯrn‚felz]
(petrology)
A fine-grained metamorphic rock derived from pelite.
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References in periodicals archive
The metamorphic rocks occurred around Alvand granitic rock masses are pelitic hornfels and schist.
Assessment of a modified rock mass classification system for rock slope stability analysis in the Q-system/Evaluacion del sistema Q modificado de clasificacion del macizo rocoso para el analisis de estabilidad de pendiente de roca
Its blank was a pebble of spotted pelitic hornfels (cordierite hornfels), which they said 'are abundant in the Nepean River gravels, coming from a bedrock source in the upper Coxs River'.
Crossing the Great Divide: a ground-edged hatchet-head from Vaucluse, Sydney
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