A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Novaculite from the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas, USA |
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| Description | Novaculite is a (rarely used) name given to very fine grained rocks similar to chert but being composed of quartz instead of chalcedony. Novaculite is used as a whetstone for sharpening blades and other cutting tools. The highest quality novaculite, also called 'Arkansas stone' comes from the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas, USA. This sample is 9 cm across. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Devonian |
| Lithostratigraphy | Woodford Fm. |
| Location | USA ▹ Arkansas. Near Hot Springs. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-05-21. |
| Collection | Ward’s University Rock Collection #149. |
| Key words | novaculite, chert, Arkansas |
| Tech details | 1.04 MB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera, 60mm Nikon AF micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 481 |
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