Know all about Soapstone and Novaculite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Soapstone belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Novaculite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Soapstone is Polished whereas that of Novaculite is Banded, Glassy, Rough, Vitreous. Soapstone appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Novaculite appears Glassy or Pearly. The luster of Soapstone is greasy while that of Novaculite is waxy and dull. Soapstone is available in black, black to grey, green, grey colors whereas Novaculite is available in black, brown, green, grey, red, white colors. The commercial uses of Soapstone are cemetery markers, creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry, manufacture of soap, solvents, dyes, plastics and fibres, production of lime, 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.