All about Limestone and Soapstone Properties
Know all about Limestone and Soapstone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Soapstone belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Soapstone is Polished. Limestone appears Rough and Banded and Soapstone appears Dull, Banded and Foilated. The luster of Limestone is dull to pearly while that of Soapstone is greasy. 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 Soapstone is available in black, black to grey, green, grey 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 Soapstone are cemetery markers, creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry, manufacture of soap, solvents, dyes, plastics and fibres, production of lime, source of magnesia (mgo).