Know all about Porphyry and Peridotite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Porphyry and Peridotite belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Porphyry is Porphyritic whereas that of Peridotite is Phaneritic. Porphyry appears Dull and Peridotite appears Rough and Shiny. The luster of Porphyry is dull while that of Peridotite is shiny. Porphyry is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, red, rust, white colors whereas Peridotite is available in dark greenish - grey colors. The commercial uses of Porphyry are creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry and that of Peridotite are creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry, source of chromite, platinum, nickel and garnet, source of diamonds.