Know all about Mudstone and Pyroxenite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Mudstone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Pyroxenite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Mudstone is Clastic whereas that of Pyroxenite is Clastic, Granular, Phaneritic, Porphyritic. Mudstone appears Rough and Dull and Pyroxenite appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny. The luster of Mudstone is dull while that of Pyroxenite is dull to vitreous to submetallic. Mudstone is available in black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, red, white, yellow colors whereas Pyroxenite is available in black to grey, bluish - grey, dark greenish - grey, green, light greenish grey colors. The commercial uses of Mudstone are creating artwork, pottery and that of Pyroxenite are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, laboratory bench tops, jewelry, sea defence, tombstones.