Know all about Granulite and Novaculite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Granulite belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Novaculite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Granulite is Granoblastic whereas that of Novaculite is Banded, Glassy, Rough, Vitreous. Granulite appears Veined or Pebbled and Novaculite appears Glassy or Pearly. The luster of Granulite is vitreous while that of Novaculite is waxy and dull. Granulite is available in black, brown colors whereas Novaculite is available in black, brown, green, grey, red, white colors. The commercial uses of Granulite are curling, gemstone, laboratory bench tops, soil conditioner, 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.