Know all about Limestone and Tephrite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Tephrite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Tephrite is Aphanitic to Porphyritic. Limestone appears Rough and Banded and Tephrite appears Vesicular. The luster of Limestone is dull to pearly while that of Tephrite 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 Tephrite is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, white 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 Tephrite are production of lime, soil conditioner.