Novaculite
1Novaculite — flatirons in the Marathon Uplift[1] Novaculite is a form of chert or flint found in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma and in the Marathon Upl …
2Novaculite — No*vac u*lite, n. [L. novacula a sharp knife, razor: cf. F. novaculite.] (Min.) A variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are made; razor stone; Turkey stone; hone stone; whet slate. [1913 Webster] …
3novaculite — [nō vak′yo͞o līt΄] n. [< L novacula, razor ( < * novare, to scrape, whet < IE * ksnewā < base * kes , to scratch, comb > HARDS) + ITE1] a light colored, hard, extremely fine grained siliceous sedimentary rock, often used as a… …
4novaculite — A dense, even textured, extremely finely grained, siliceous, sedimentary rock recrystallized from chert with microcrystalline quartz dominant over chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz). It is hard, white to grayish black in color, translucent… …
5novaculite — /noh vak yeuh luyt /, n. Petrol. a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz. [1790 1800; < L novacul(a) a sharp knife, razor + ITE1] * * * ▪ rock very dense, light coloured, even textured …
6novaculite — noun Etymology: Latin novacula razor Date: 1796 a very hard fine grained siliceous rock used for whetstones and possibly of sedimentary origin …
7Novaculite — Verschiedene Diatomeen, sekundärelektronenmikroskopische Aufnahmen Diatomeenerde aus der Slowakei …
8novaculite — noun A form of chert, very rich in quartz, that has been used to make whetstones …
9novaculite — (no va ku li t ) s. f. Terme de minéralogie. Schiste dont on fait des pierres à rasoir. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. novacula, rasoir …
10novaculite — [nə(ʊ) vakjʊlʌɪt] noun Geology a hard, dense, fine grained siliceous rock resembling chert, with a high content of microcrystalline quartz. Origin C18: from L. novacula razor + ite1 …
