Know all about Gritstone and Wackestone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Gritstone and Wackestone belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Gritstone is Earthy whereas that of Wackestone is Clastic. Gritstone appears Layered and Foliated and Wackestone appears Rough and Dull. The luster of Gritstone and Wackestone is dull. Gritstone is available in beige, black, brown, colourless, cream, dark brown, green, grey, light green, light to dark grey, pink, red, white, yellow colors whereas Wackestone is available in black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, red, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Gritstone are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux, production of lime, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones and that of Wackestone are cemetery markers, pottery.