Know all about Tuff and Travertine properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Tuff belongs to Igneous Rocks while Travertine belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Tuff is Clastic, Pyroclastic whereas that of Travertine is Banded. Tuff appears Dull, Vesicular and Foilated and Travertine appears Fibrous. The luster of Tuff is vitreous to dull while that of Travertine is dull to pearly. Tuff is available in brown, grey, yellow colors whereas Travertine is available in beige, black, blue, brown, grey, red, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Tuff are creating artwork and that of Travertine are cemetery markers, creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry, paper industry, pottery.