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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
novaculite /nə(ʊ)ˈvakjʊlʌɪt/

▶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.

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