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Definition of clinkstone

clinkstone
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.
Clinkstone
Clinkstone Clink"stone` (?; 110), n. [Clink + stone; -- from its sonorousness.] (Min.) An igneous rock of feldspathic composition, lamellar in structure, and clinking under the hammer. See Phonolite.

Meaning of clinkstone from wikipedia

- sound it produces if an unfractured plate is hit; hence, the English name clinkstone is given as a synonym. Unusually, phonolite forms from magma with a relatively...
- ago in the Pliocene. Its composition is mainly phonolite (also called clinkstone in vernacular English). The moss growing on the rocks due to high moisture...
- stones Church bells, generally three elongated plates in phonolite or clinkstone, with different tonalities Milling stone: for this purpose plucked-bedrock...
- The phonolite or clinkstone of northern Ethiopia is a shallow-seated igneous rock. The phonolites intruded and punctured the Mesozoic sedimentary rocks...
- Neue Meister in Dresden. The castle is perched atop a steep, monolithic, clinkstone rock that rises steeply to 100 metres above the Elbe and is the symbol...
- brought in vessels to the beach. There are 3 quarries of sandstone and clinkstone; none of them of importance, and only used for local purposes. The parish...
- stones Church bells, generally three elongated plates in phonolite or clinkstone, with different tonalities Milling stone: for this purpose plucked-bedrock...