Know all about Peridotite and Wehrlite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Peridotite and Wehrlite belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Peridotite is Phaneritic whereas that of Wehrlite is Banded. Peridotite appears Rough and Shiny and Wehrlite appears Rough and Banded. The luster of Peridotite is shiny while that of Wehrlite is metallic. Peridotite is available in dark greenish - grey colors whereas Wehrlite is available in dark greenish - grey, green colors. The commercial uses of Peridotite are creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry, source of chromite, platinum, nickel and garnet, source of diamonds and that of Wehrlite are cemetery markers, creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry.