novaculite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin novācula (“dagger”) plus the suffix -ite.
Noun[edit]
novaculite (plural novaculites)
- (geology, mineralogy) A variety of chert, very rich in quartz, that has been used to make whetstones
Further reading[edit]
- “novaculite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.