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Hornfels is a metamorphic rock formed from the contact between clay-rich rocks and hot igneous bodies, known for its toughness and durability. Historically, it has been used in monuments and artworks, and is commonly utilized in architecture for aesthetic purposes. Its physical properties include being non-foliated, fine-grained, and typically black or dark brown in color.

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Hornfels is a metamorphic rock formed from the contact between clay-rich rocks and hot igneous bodies, known for its toughness and durability. Historically, it has been used in monuments and artworks, and is commonly utilized in architecture for aesthetic purposes. Its physical properties include being non-foliated, fine-grained, and typically black or dark brown in color.

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HORNFELS

Hornfels is a metamorphic rock formed by the


contact between mudstone / shale, or other clay-
rich rock, and a hot igneous body, and represents
a heat-altered equivalent of the original rock.

HISTORY USES
The hornfels rock got its Hornfels are mostly used in
name from its resemblance architecture and to beautify
to animal horn. residential and industrial buildings.
Historically, it has been
used to construct
monuments, artworks, and
artifacts.

ENGINEERING PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES PROPERTIES
Hornfels have high compressive non-foliated
strength and durability. They are most common colors are black
known for being exceptionally tough and dark brown
and durable, making them suitable velvety texture and appearance
for construction and engineering conchoidal fracture
applications. fine-grained

References:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/hornfels
https://geologyscience.com/rocks/metamorphic-rocks/hornfels/#:~:text=Key%20properties%20of%20the%20rock,magma%20bakes%20its%20source%20material.
https://www.thoughtco.com/hornfels-definition-and-formation-4165525
https://www.addressofchoice.com/india-builders-the-hornfels-home-coimbatore-chennai-p2566
https://rocksminerals.flexiblelearning.auckland.ac.nz/rocks/hornfels.html#:~:text=Hornfels%20is%20a%20metamorphic%20rock,process%20is%20termed%20contac
t%20metamorphism.
https://floorworks.com.sg/product/ht-6833-t-hornfels/

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