All about Claystone and Limestone Properties
Know all about Claystone and Limestone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Claystone and Limestone belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Claystone is Clastic whereas that of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic. Claystone appears Rough and Dull and Limestone appears Rough and Banded. The luster of Claystone is dull while that of Limestone is dull to pearly. Claystone is available in black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, red, white, yellow colors whereas Limestone is available in beige, black, blue, brown, cream, gold, green, grey, light green, light grey, linen, pink, red, rust, silver, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Claystone are pottery and that of Limestone are animal feed filler, as a feed additive for livestock, paper industry, raw material for manufacture of quicklime, slaked lime, soil conditioner, used in aquariums, whiting material in toothpaste, paint and paper.