novaculite

== English == === Etymology === From Latin novācula (“dagger”) plus the suffix -ite. === Noun === novaculite (plural novaculites) (geology, mineralogy) A variety of chert, very rich in quartz, that has been used to make whetstones ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “novaculite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.