clinkstone
/ (ˈklɪŋkˌstəʊn) /
noun
a variety of phonolite that makes a metallic sound when struck
Words nearby clinkstone
clinid,
clink,
clinker,
clinker-built,
clinkety-clank,
clinkstone,
clino-,
clinocephaly,
clinodactyly,
clinograph,
clinoid process
Example sentences from the Web for clinkstone
A fissile texture is occasionally assumed by clinkstone and other trap rocks, so that they have been used for roofing houses.
A Manual of Elementary Geology |Charles Lyell.Some varieties are slaty, and are frequently mistaken for clinkstone, which they closely resemble.
Geology |James Geikie(c.) Phonolite (Clinkstone) is a trachytic rock, composed essentially of sanidine, nepheline, and augite or hornblende.
Volcanoes: Past and Present |Edward Hull