Know all about Novaculite and Greenschist properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Novaculite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Greenschist belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Novaculite is Banded, Glassy, Rough, Vitreous whereas that of Greenschist is Foliated, Platy. Novaculite appears Glassy or Pearly and Greenschist appears Layered and Shiny. The luster of Novaculite is waxy and dull while that of Greenschist is shiny. Novaculite is available in black, brown, green, grey, red, white colors whereas Greenschist is available in dark greenish - grey, green colors. The commercial uses 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 and that of Greenschist are blackboards, manufacture of tools, writing slates.