HORNFELS

Meaning of HORNFELS in English

[horn.fels] n [G, fr. Horn horn + Fels cliff, rock] (1854): a fine-grained silicate rock produced by metamorphism esp. of slate

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

HORNFELS — noun Etymology: German, from Horn horn + Fels cliff, rock Date: 1854 a fine-grained silicate rock produced by metamorphism especially …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HORNFELS — ˈhȯrnˌfelz noun ( plural hornfels ) Etymology: German, from horn horn (from Old High German) + fels cliff, rock, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORNFELS — /hawrn"felz/ , n. a dark, fine-grained metamorphic rock, the result of recrystallization of siliceous or argillaceous sediments by contact metamorphism. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HORNFELS — noun Etymology: German, from Horn horn + Fels cliff, rock Date: 1854 : a fine-grained silicate rock produced by metamorphism …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HORNFELS — [ 'hɔ:nfɛlz ] ■ noun a dark, fine-grained metamorphic rock consisting largely of quartz, mica, and feldspars. Origin C19: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HORNFELS — роговик
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORNFELS — Роговик
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HORNFELS — горн. роговик, роговиковая порода
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
HORNFELS — роговиковая горная порода - calc-silicate hornfels
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
HORNFELS — роговик
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORNFELS — n. Pronunciation: ' ho ̇ rn- ˌ felz Function: noun Etymology: German, from Horn horn + Fels cliff, rock Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HORNFELS FACIES — a major division of metamorphic rocks (rocks that form by contact metamorphism in the inner parts of the contact zone …
Britannica English vocabulary
CALC-SILICATE HORNFELS — известково-силикатный роговик
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CALC-SILICATE HORNFELS — известково-силикатный роговик
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
CALC-SILICATE HORNFELS — известково-силикатный роговик
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SKARN — In geology, a metamorphic zone developed in the contact area around igneous rock intrusions when carbonate sedimentary rocks are invaded …
Английский словарь Британика
KERATOPHYRE — ˈkerəd.ōˌfī(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary kerat- + -phyre; originally formed as German keratophyr 1. : any …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKARN — in geology, metamorphic zone developed in the contact area around igneous rock intrusions when carbonate sedimentary rocks are invaded by …
Britannica English vocabulary
SANIDINITE FACIES — one of the major divisions of the mineral facies classification of metamorphic rocks, the rocks of which form under the …
Britannica English vocabulary
METAMORPHIC ROCK — any of a class of rocks that result from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing environmental conditions, …
Britannica English vocabulary
INDURATION — hardening of rocks by heat or baking; also the hardening of sediments through cementation or compaction, or both, without the …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOLIATION — planar arrangement of structural or textural features in any rock type, but particularly that resulting from the alignment of constituent …
Britannica English vocabulary
SKARN — n. In geology, a metamorphic zone developed in the contact area around igneous rock intrusions when carbonate sedimentary rocks are …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ROCK — n. 25B6; noun a gully strewn with rocks : BOULDER, stone, pebble; Austral. informal goolie. See list. a castle built …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PETERSITE-(Y) — General Information: Chemical Formula: (Y,Ce,Nd,Ca)Cu6(PO4)3(OH)6·3(H2O) Composition: (Molecular Weight = 927.20 gm) Calcium 0.43 % Ca Cerium 4.53 % Ce Yttrium …
Mineralogy Database English vocab
GAULTITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Na4Zn2Si7O18·5(H2O) Composition: (Molecular Weight = 797.40 gm) Sodium 11.53 % Na Zinc 16.40 % Zn Silicon …
Mineralogy Database English vocab
РОГОВИК — Hornfels
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
РОГОВИКОВАЯ ГОРНАЯ ПОРОДА — hornfels
Большой Русско-Английский словарь
РОГОВИК — hornfels
Большой Русско-Английский словарь
ИЗВЕСТКОВО-СИЛИКАТНЫЙ РОГОВИК — calc-silicate hornfels
Большой Русско-Английский словарь

Merriam-Webster English vocab

← HORNET'S NEST HORNIST→