Know all about Greenschist and Limestone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Greenschist belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Greenschist is Foliated, Platy whereas that of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic. Greenschist appears Layered and Shiny and Limestone appears Rough and Banded. The luster of Greenschist is shiny while that of Limestone is dull to pearly. Greenschist is available in dark greenish - grey, green 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 Greenschist are blackboards, manufacture of tools, writing slates 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.