Know all about Wackestone and Chalk properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Wackestone and Chalk belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Wackestone is Clastic whereas that of Chalk is Clastic or Non-Clastic. Wackestone appears Rough and Dull and Chalk appears Soft. The luster of Wackestone and Chalk is dull. Wackestone and Chalk are available in black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, red, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Wackestone are cemetery markers, pottery and that of Chalk are alumina refineries, creating artwork, drawing on blackboards, gymnasts, athletes and mountain climbers use for grip, in aquifers, paper industry, production of lime, raw material for manufacture of quicklime, slaked lime, soil conditioner, whiting, whiting material in toothpaste, paint and paper.