The general Novaculite and Kenyte definition can be stated as: Novaculite is a dense, hard, fine-grained, siliceous metamorpic rock which is a type of chert that breaks with conchoidal fracture. On the other hand, Kenyte is a variety of porphyritic phonolite or trachyte rock with rhomb shaped phenocrysts of anorthoclase with variable olivine and augite in a glassy matrix. Along with definition of Novaculite and Kenyte, get to know about Properties of Novaculite and Kenyte. Get to know more information about Novaculite and Kenyte origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Novaculite and Kenyte gives information about where the rock was found and who was its discoverer. Almost each and every aspect of Earth's history is recorded in rocks be it the volcanoes which were erupted or the plants, animals and organisms which are now extinct, as rocks are present from millions of years.
Novaculite and Kenyte definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Novaculite and Kenyte. In this section, you will know about Novaculite and Kenyte Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Novaculite is Unknown whereas Origin of Kenyte is Mount Kenya. It is interesting to know the name of Novaculite and Kenyte discoverer. The Discoverer of Novaculite is Unknown and the discoverer of Kenyte is J. W. Gregory.
Along with Novaculite and Kenyte definition, know more about the etymology of Novaculite and Kenyte. Etymology of Novaculite and Kenyte gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Novaculite and Formation of Kenyte. The etymology of Novaculite is From Latin word novacula, for razor stone while that of Kenyte is From Latin word novacula, for razor stone. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Novaculite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Kenyte belongs to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Novaculite and Kenyte are listed below.
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