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Hornfels 
last edited:  12/12/07     number of photos:  6
Hornfels is a fine-grained non-foliated metamorphic rock.
It is a baked rock.  If formed from basalt or dark shale, it                   
will be almost black in color.

 

photos
hornfels:  A  B  C
hornfels from California:  1  2  3

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