Know all about Pegmatite and Gneiss properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Pegmatite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Gneiss belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Pegmatite is Pegmatitic whereas that of Gneiss is Banded, Foliated, Platy. Pegmatite appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny and Gneiss appears Foliated. The luster of Pegmatite is grainy, pearly and vitreous while that of Gneiss is dull. Pegmatite and Gneiss are available in black, brown, cream, green, grey, pink, red, rust, silver, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Pegmatite are creating artwork, jewelry, source of corundum, tourmalines, beryls and topaz and that of Gneiss are cemetery markers, jewelry, tombstones, used in aquariums.