novaculite
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin novācula (“dagger”) plus the suffix -ite.
Noun
editnovaculite (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.