All about Sovite and Novaculite Properties
Know all about Sovite and Novaculite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Sovite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Novaculite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Sovite is Granular, Poikiloblastic whereas that of Novaculite is Banded, Glassy, Rough, Vitreous. Sovite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Novaculite appears Glassy or Pearly. The luster of Sovite is subvitreous to dull while that of Novaculite is waxy and dull. Sovite is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, pink, white colors whereas Novaculite is available in black, brown, green, grey, red, white colors. The commercial uses of Sovite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, creating artwork, 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.