Know all about Ganister and Pyroxenite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Ganister belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Pyroxenite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Ganister is Clastic, Granular, Rough whereas that of Pyroxenite is Clastic, Granular, Phaneritic, Porphyritic. Ganister appears Rough and Pyroxenite appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny. The luster of Ganister is dull while that of Pyroxenite is dull to vitreous to submetallic. Ganister is available in beige, black, brown, colourless, cream, dark brown, green, grey, light green, light to dark grey, pink, red, white, yellow colors whereas Pyroxenite is available in black to grey, bluish - grey, dark greenish - grey, green, light greenish grey 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 Pyroxenite are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, laboratory bench tops, jewelry, sea defence, tombstones.