Know all about Minette and Novaculite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Minette belongs to Igneous Rocks while Novaculite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Minette is Porphyritic whereas that of Novaculite is Banded, Glassy, Rough, Vitreous. Minette appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Novaculite appears Glassy or Pearly. The luster of Minette is subvitreous to dull while that of Novaculite is waxy and dull. Minette is available in black, bluish - grey, brown, dark greenish - grey, green, grey colors whereas Novaculite is available in black, brown, green, grey, red, white colors. The commercial uses of Minette are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux, production of lime, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo) 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.