Definition
Skarns are formed during regional or contact metamorphism and from a variety of metasomatic processes involving fluids of magmatic, metamorphic, and/or marine origin
History
Origin
USA, Australia
Discoverer
Tornebohm
Etymology
From an old Swedish mining term originally used to describe a type of silicate gangue or waste rock.
Class
Metamorphic Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Family
Group
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Other Categories
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock