Know all about Limestone and Laterite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Limestone and Laterite belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Laterite is Earthy, Massive, Porphyritic. Limestone appears Rough and Banded and Laterite appears Rough and Banded. The luster of Limestone is dull to pearly while that of Laterite 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 Laterite is available in brown, buff, red 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 Laterite are an oil and gas reservoir, source of bauxite, used in aquariums.