(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:58:23

Pho"no*lite (?), n. [Phono- + -lite: cf. F. phonolithe.] Min.

A compact, feldspathic, igneous rock containing nephelite, hauynite, etc. Thin slabs give a ringing sound when struck; -- called also clinkstone.

 

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