Know all about Ganister and Novaculite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Ganister and Novaculite belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Ganister is Clastic, Granular, Rough whereas that of Novaculite is Banded, Glassy, Rough, Vitreous. Ganister appears Rough and Novaculite appears Glassy or Pearly. The luster of Ganister is dull while that of Novaculite is waxy and dull. Ganister and Novaculite are available in beige, black, brown, colourless, cream, dark brown, green, grey, light green, light to dark grey, pink, red, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Ganister are an oil and gas reservoir, in aquifers, petroleum reservoirs, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones and that of Novaculite are cemetery markers, gemstone, in aquifers, in fire-starting tools, jewelry, manufacture of tools, pebbles are used in ball mills to grind in ceramics industry, to determine the gold content of jewelry.