Phonolite
At a glance
- Type
- Rock
- Group
- Igneous rock
- Crystal system
- None (a rock)
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Colour
- Grey, Green
- Lustre
- Dull
- Use
- Building
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Phonolite means sounding stone in Greek, because thin slabs of it ring when struck.
- Milešovka, the highest peak of the České středohoří hills in Czechia, is made of phonolite.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q1257550 · All stones · All entries