Usually means: Metamorphic rock, contact heat transformation.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (hornfels)

noun:  Any of a series of contact metamorphic rocks that have been baked and indurated by the heat of intrusive igneous masses and rendered massive, hard, splintery, and in some cases exceedingly tough and durable.

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