'Clinkstone' definitions:
Definition of 'Clinkstone'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'clinkstone'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]