Know all about Carbonatite and Novaculite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Carbonatite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Novaculite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Carbonatite is Granular, Poikiloblastic whereas that of Novaculite is Banded, Glassy, Rough, Vitreous. Carbonatite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Novaculite appears Glassy or Pearly. The luster of Carbonatite is subvitreous to dull while that of Novaculite is waxy and dull. Carbonatite is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, pink, white colors whereas Novaculite is available in black, brown, green, grey, red, white colors. The commercial uses of Carbonatite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux 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.