单词 | phonolith |
释义 | phonolithn. Geology. Now rare. = phonolite n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > igneous rock > [noun] > trap > basalt > clinkstone klingstone1806 clinkstone1811 phonolite1811 clink-basalt1818 phonolith1854 1854 J. Schiel in Rep. Explor. & Surv. Route Railroad Mississippi to Pacific II. x. 105 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (33rd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 91, Pt. 2) XI The more recent rocks, basalt, phonolithe, ringing beautifully to the hammer, and chiefly trachytes..become masters of the ground. 1879 H. N. Moseley Notes by Naturalist on ‘Challenger’ 67 The Peak is composed of phonolith, or clinkstone. 1933 Geogr. Jrnl. 81 88 To fantastic shapes is added a variety of colour, from black basalts to rosy phonoliths, the latter formed of nearly vertical prisms. 1971 Archaeol. Rep. for 1970–1 (Soc. for Promotion Hellenic Stud.) No. 17. 66/1 Near it [sc. a forge] were found in situ two big flat polished pieces of hard phonolith that look like anvils. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854 |
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