Characteristics related to grain size of rocks are called as texture. Here you can know more about texture of Diabase and Tephrite. Texture of Diabase is Aphanitic, Granular whereas that of Tephrite is Aphanitic to Porphyritic. Based on the texture of rocks, they are used for various purposes. Get detailed information about Diabase vs Tephrite texture, color, appearance and maintenance in the next section.