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hornfels [′hȯr‚felz] (petrology) A common name for a class of metamorphic rocks produced by contact metamorphism and characterized by equidimensional grains without preferred orientation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The sedimentary rocks have been metamorphosed to biotite hornfels around the contact of the intrusive. Ground magnetic surveys (T/gradiometer) to delineate intrusive structures and hornfels surrounding. The skarn mineralization is hosted in a dolomitic skarn situated between an underlying granitic intrusion and an overlying hornfels layer. |
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