Know all about Evaporite and Novaculite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Evaporite and Novaculite belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Evaporite is Earthy whereas that of Novaculite is Banded, Glassy, Rough, Vitreous. Evaporite appears Glassy, Vesicular and Foilated and Novaculite appears Glassy or Pearly. The luster of Evaporite is subvitreous to dull while that of Novaculite is waxy and dull. Evaporite is available in colourless, green, grey, silver, white colors whereas Novaculite is available in black, brown, green, grey, red, white colors. The commercial uses of Evaporite are used in the manufacture of ceramic powder, used in the preparation of sulfuric acid and silicon diborite 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.