All about Basalt and Quartzite Properties
Know all about Basalt and Quartzite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Basalt belongs to Igneous Rocks while Quartzite belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Basalt is Glassy, Massive, Porphyritic, Scoriaceous, Vesicular whereas that of Quartzite is Foliated, Granular. Basalt appears Dull and Soft and Quartzite appears Lustrous. The luster of Basalt is not available while that of Quartzite is vitreous. Basalt is available in black, brown, light to dark grey colors whereas Quartzite is available in black, blue, brown, green, light grey, purple, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Basalt are an oil and gas reservoir, commemorative tablets, creating artwork, used in aquariums and that of Quartzite are an oil and gas reservoir, as armour rock for sea walls, cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, in aquifers, laboratory bench tops, petroleum reservoirs, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones, used in aquariums.