Know all about Limestone and Gneiss properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Gneiss belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Gneiss is Banded, Foliated, Platy. Limestone appears Rough and Banded and Gneiss appears Foliated. The luster of Limestone is dull to pearly while that of Gneiss is dull. Limestone and Gneiss are 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 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 and that of Gneiss are cemetery markers, jewelry, tombstones, used in aquariums.