- deformation. The term is
derived from the
German word Hornfels,
meaning "
hornstone",
because of its
exceptional toughness and
texture both
reminiscent of...
-
slightly tougher and
finer grain than jasper, and less
splintery than
hornstone. It was the
Lydian stone or
touchstone of the ancients. It is mentioned...
-
blades and flakes. The area has
outcrops of fine-grained
greenstone or
hornstone suitable for
making polished stone axes. Such axes have been
found distributed...
- hard
stones such as jade,
jadeite and
hornstone to make
polished stone tools. A good
example is the
hornstone found in the
English Lake
District used...
- iron (various),
varieties of
compact quartz,
zeolite do.,
flinty slate,
hornstone, opal, zeolite, garnet, hornblende, alum-stone, talc, feldspar, dolomite...
- of the
Achtermann comprises hornfels, a
contact metamorphic rock. The
hornstone on the
summit has a
depth of
about 10 m and was
formed from Grauwacke...
-
platforms of earth. The
usual vestiges of earthenware, and
weapons of
hornstone flint, are here also met with,
scattered over the
surrounding soil.” Edward...
- the
settlement stands on solid,
partly brecciated limestone mixed with
hornstone and dark
platy limestone lying above Middle Tri****ic dolomite. Hantine...
-
Frank Luther Mott: Scholar, Teacher,
Human Being. [Carbondale, Ill.,
Hornstone Press, ©1968.] Marshall, Max Lawrence.
Frank Luther Mott,
Journalism Educator...
- iron (various),
varieties of
compact quartz,
zeolite do.,
flinty slate,
hornstone, opal, zeolite, garnet, hornblende, alum-stone, talc, feldspar, dolomite...
