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