Texture of Basalt and Schist
Characteristics related to grain size of rocks are called as texture. Here you can know more about texture of Basalt and Schist. Texture of Basalt is Glassy, Massive, Porphyritic, Scoriaceous, Vesicular whereas that of Schist is Foliated, Platy. Based on the texture of rocks, they are used for various purposes. Get detailed information about Basalt vs Schist texture, color, appearance and maintenance in the next section.