Know all about Cataclasite and Novaculite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Cataclasite belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Novaculite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Cataclasite is Clastic whereas that of Novaculite is Banded, Glassy, Rough, Vitreous. Cataclasite appears Dull and Banded and Novaculite appears Glassy or Pearly. The luster of Cataclasite is vitreous while that of Novaculite is waxy and dull. Cataclasite is available in brown, green, white, yellow colors whereas Novaculite is available in black, brown, green, grey, red, white colors. The commercial uses of Cataclasite are commemorative tablets, creating artwork 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.