Hornfels
Esquema
Jerarquía
<materials by composition> > inorganic material > rock > metamorphic rock
Descripción
Fine-grain silicate rock produced by contact metamorphism, where the rock has been baked and indurated by the heat of intrusive granitic masses and have been rendered massive, hard, splintery, and in some cases exceedingly tough and durable.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- 角頁岩 [zh]
- cornéenne [fr]
- Hornfels [de]
- corneana [es]
- jiǎo yè yán [zh]
- jiao ye yan [zh]
- chiao yeh yan [zh]