Definition of Phonolite. Meaning of Phonolite. Synonyms of Phonolite

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Definition of Phonolite

Phonolite
Phonolite Pho"no*lite, n. [Phono- + -lite: cf. F. phonolithe.] (Min.) A compact, feldspathic, igneous rock containing nephelite, ha["u]ynite, etc. Thin slabs give a ringing sound when struck; -- called also clinkstone.

Meaning of Phonolite from wikipedia

- Phonolite is an uncommon shallow intrusive or extrusive rock, of intermediate chemical composition between felsic and mafic, with texture ranging from...
- Tephriphonolite or tephri-phonolite is a mafic to intermediate extrusive igneous rock in composition between phonotephrite and phonolite. It contains 9–14% alkali...
- composition between phonolite and tephritePages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback – A volcanic rock with a composition between phonolite and tephrite...
- capable of producing three notes in the first inversion of a triad. Various phonolite stones were created by volcanic activity on Oahu. These stones are known...
- active. The volcanoes are all surmounted by rocks composed of trachyte, phonolite, pantellerite, or comendite. Their activity has been attributed either...
- of diverse composition Nogal Peak Trachyte (31.4 Ma) Church Mountain Phonolite (32.7 Ma) Walker Group Three Rivers Formation, divided into members: Buck...
- they are not unlike granites, but dark green varieties are also known. Phonolite is the fine-grained extrusive equivalent. Nepheline syenites are silica-undersaturated...
- romanized: Ye’Åksum ḥāwelt) is a 4th-century CE, 24-metre (79 ft) tall phonolite stele, weighing 160 tonnes (160 long tons; 180 short tons), in the city...
- Porphyritic tephriphonolite to phonolite lavas of the Caldera Rim group, dated to 274,000–170,000 years ago Phonolite lava flows with aegirine phenocrysts...
- The phonolite or clinkstone of northern Ethiopia is a shallow-seated igneous rock. The phonolites intruded and punctured the Mesozoic sedimentary rocks...