Know all about Limestone and Scoria properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Scoria belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Scoria is Vesicular. Limestone appears Rough and Banded and Scoria appears Glassy and Vesicular. The luster of Limestone is dull to pearly while that of Scoria is subvitreous to 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 Scoria is available in black, brown, dark grey to black, 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 Scoria are as a traction material on snow-covered roads, creating artwork, high-temperature insulation, in gas barbecue grills.