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Hornstone

Hornstone Meaning & Definition
Hornstone Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hornstone?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hornstone: hornfels

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See Also | metamorphic rock

Hornstone In Webster's Dictionary

\Horn"stone`\, n. (Min.) A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling flint, but more brittle; -- called also {chert}.

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