Know all about Wackestone and Gneiss properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Wackestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Gneiss belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Wackestone is Clastic whereas that of Gneiss is Banded, Foliated, Platy. Wackestone appears Rough and Dull and Gneiss appears Foliated. The luster of Wackestone and Gneiss is dull. Wackestone is available in black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, red, white, yellow colors whereas Gneiss is available in black, brown, pink, red, white colors. The commercial uses of Wackestone are cemetery markers, pottery and that of Gneiss are cemetery markers, jewelry, tombstones, used in aquariums.