角岩(英语:Hornfels)是一组接触变质岩的组名,是和火成岩接触而造成的高温变质岩。具坚硬、易碎,坚韧和耐用特点。这些特性是由于片状或棱柱状细粒晶体呈无规则排列[1] [2] [3]

角岩的原岩,有砂岩页岩板岩石灰岩等。经过变质后。它们原有的层理或解理面会消失,当和火山活动带来的热液接触时,会造成交代作用(英语:metasomatism),原岩的成分会变化[4]。角岩最常见于上地壳或中地壳的花岗岩侵入体的周边。最常见的角岩是黑云母角岩,呈深褐色至黑色,含大量闪亮的黑色云母小晶体[5]

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