Novaculite
[noh-vak-yuh-lahyt] /noʊˈvæk yəˌlaɪt/
noun, Petrology.
1.
a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
/nəʊˈvækjʊˌlaɪt/
noun
1.
a fine-grained dense hard rock containing quartz and feldspar: used as a whetstone
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