Phonolite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]