Know all about Ganister and Carbonatite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Ganister belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Carbonatite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Ganister is Clastic, Granular, Rough whereas that of Carbonatite is Granular, Poikiloblastic. Ganister appears Rough and Carbonatite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated. The luster of Ganister is dull while that of Carbonatite is subvitreous to dull. Ganister and Carbonatite are available in beige, black, brown, colourless, cream, dark brown, green, grey, light green, light to dark grey, pink, red, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Ganister are an oil and gas reservoir, in aquifers, petroleum reservoirs, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones and that of Carbonatite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux.