Being stony means you have nothing, mate (4)
I believe the answer is:
opal
'being stony means you have' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'nothing mate' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'mate' becomes 'pal' (I've seen this before).
'o'+'pal'='OPAL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for opal that I've seen before include "One in a ring perhaps" , "Semi-transparent gemstone" , "often semi-transparent" , "Iridescent gemstone" , "Gem stone" .)