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Answer for the clue "A fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks ", 9 letters:
hornstone

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n. hornfels

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Hornstone \Horn"stone`\, n. (Min.) A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling flint, but more brittle; -- called also chert .

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n. a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks [syn: hornfels ]

Usage examples of hornstone.

Kirkilgowock's silvery hornstone roofs shimmered two miles away across the Bay of Repose.