All about Limestone and Greywacke Properties
Know all about Limestone and Greywacke properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Limestone and Greywacke belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Greywacke is Clastic. Limestone appears Rough and Banded and Greywacke appears Dull. The luster of Limestone is dull to pearly while that of Greywacke is dull. Limestone is available in beige, black, blue, brown, cream, gold, green, grey, light green, light grey, linen, pink, red, rust, silver, white, yellow colors whereas Greywacke is 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 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 Greywacke are as armour rock for sea walls, petroleum reservoirs, sea defence, tombstones.