Know all about Cataclasite and Gneiss properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Cataclasite and Gneiss belong to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Cataclasite is Clastic whereas that of Gneiss is Banded, Foliated, Platy. Cataclasite appears Dull and Banded and Gneiss appears Foliated. The luster of Cataclasite is vitreous while that of Gneiss is dull. Cataclasite is available in brown, green, white, yellow colors whereas Gneiss is available in black, brown, pink, red, white colors. The commercial uses of Cataclasite are commemorative tablets, creating artwork and that of Gneiss are cemetery markers, jewelry, tombstones, used in aquariums.