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Novaculite Definition



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Definition
Novaculite is a dense, hard, fine-grained, siliceous metamorpic rock which is a type of chert that breaks with conchoidal fracture 0

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Etymology
From Latin word novacula, for razor stone 0

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Sedimentary Rocks 0

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Durable Rock, Hard Rock 0

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Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock 0

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Define Novaculite

Novaculite is one of the important type of rocks. If we have to define Novaculite in general, Novaculite is a dense, hard, fine-grained, siliceous metamorpic rock which is a type of chert that breaks with conchoidal fracture. Novaculite comes under Sedimentary Rocks. All Sedimentary Rocks have similar properties and formation process. Along with Novaculite Definition, know more about the History of Novaculite, Etymology of Novaculite in next sections.

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