Arkansas stone A fine grained abrasive quartz rock (novaculite) used for sharpening non-disposable surgical and dental instruments; it is found in the Ouachita mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma. The grain of the silica crystals that form novaculite are approximately the same size (3–5[mu]), whether the stone is classified as soft Arkansas or hard Arkansas. After use the stone should be cleaned using a solvent.
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"Arkansas stone" A Dictionary of Dentistry. by Robert Ireland. Oxford University Press 2010. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. 5 November 2011
