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from The Century Dictionary.
- In geology, changed to hornfels in contact-metamorphism.
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Drill hole BD-09-51 was located at the eastern margin of the granite intrusive intersecting strongly sheared volcanic and granitic intrusive stratigraphy followed by hornfelsed volcanics.
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Drill hole BD-09-51 was located at the eastern margin of the granite intrusive intersecting strongly sheared volcanic and granitic intrusive stratigraphy followed by hornfelsed volcanics.
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Drill hole BD-09-51 was located at the eastern margin of the granite intrusive intersecting strongly sheared volcanic and granitic intrusive stratigraphy followed by hornfelsed volcanics.
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