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hornfels

series of contact metamorphic rocks that have been baked and indurated by the heat of intrusive igneous masses.
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hornfels

Summary

hornfels ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (406 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • hornfels is a type of metamorphic rock[2].
  • hornfels's Commons category is recorded as Hornfels[3].
  • hornfels's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[4].
  • hornfels's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
  • hornfels's named by is recorded as Alexandre Brongniart[6].
  • hornfels's P14541 is recorded as nWdkr[7].

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Definition and Type

hornfels is a type of metamorphic rock[2].

Why It Matters

hornfels ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (406 views/month).[1] hornfels has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] hornfels is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Alexandre Brongniart

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → metamorphic rock
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q1070438]]"
  2. 9w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → nWdkr
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 9w ago · Sanjeev bot bot · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Named by → Alexandre Brongniart
    Image → Hornfels.jpg, Muséum de Nantes - 124 - Cornéenne.jpg
    Subclass of → metamorphic rock
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Bot: +hiwiki sitelink"
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