Know all about Appinite and Pyroxenite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Appinite and Pyroxenite belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Appinite is Porphyritic whereas that of Pyroxenite is Clastic, Granular, Phaneritic, Porphyritic. Appinite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Pyroxenite appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny. The luster of Appinite is subvitreous to dull while that of Pyroxenite is dull to vitreous to submetallic. Appinite is available in black, bluish - grey, brown, dark greenish - grey, green, grey colors whereas Pyroxenite is available in black to grey, bluish - grey, dark greenish - grey, green, light greenish grey colors. The commercial uses of Appinite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux, production of lime, soil conditioner and that of Pyroxenite are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, laboratory bench tops, jewelry, sea defence, tombstones.