Exercises: What happens when novaculite is heated?

After exploring the “Heat Treatment of Novaculite” page:

Middle and High school students: Why was novaculite heated? What characteristics change when pieces of novaculite are heated to a certain temperature and cooled again?
Based on the experimental results, what temperature is required for heat treating novaculite?

Pink color does not necessarily mean novaculite was heated.

Suggested citation format for this website:

Arkansas Archeological Survey 2016 "Arkansas Novaculite: A Virtual Comparative Collection."
http://archeology.uark.edu/novaculite/index.html (accessed January 15, 2016).

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