Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
phonolite .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) An igneous rock of feldspathic composition, lamellar in structure, and clinking under the hammer. See
phonolite .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
phonolite
Etymologies
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clink + stone, from the metallic sound when it is hit.
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Examples
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The crater appears to be composed of a hard grey clinkstone, much fissured; but lower down the mountain, the rock is softer, and has a bluish tinge.
The Hawaiian Archipelago Isabella Lucy 2004
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The crater appears to be composed of a hard grey clinkstone, much fissured; but lower down the mountain, the rock is softer, and has a bluish tinge.
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