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Siltstone can be defined as a fine-grained sedimentary rock which mainly consists of consolidated silt
From English word silt and stone and from Proto-Indo-European root sal and stainaz
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Novaculite is a dense, hard, fine-grained, siliceous metamorpic rock which is a type of chert that breaks with conchoidal fracture
From Latin word novacula, for razor stone
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock