Know all about Limestone and Oil shale properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Limestone and Oil shale belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Oil shale is Splintery. Limestone appears Rough and Banded and Oil shale appears Muddy. The luster of Limestone is dull to pearly while that of Oil shale 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 Oil shale is available in black, brown, buff, green, grey, red, 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 Oil shale are an oil and gas reservoir.