Know all about Breccia and Appinite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Breccia belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Appinite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Breccia is Brecciated, Clastic whereas that of Appinite is Porphyritic. Breccia appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny and Appinite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated. The luster of Breccia is dull to pearly while that of Appinite is subvitreous to dull. Breccia is available in beige, black, blue, brown, buff, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, rust, white, yellow colors whereas Appinite is available in black, bluish - grey, brown, dark greenish - grey, green, grey colors. The commercial uses of Breccia are creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry and that of Appinite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux, production of lime, soil conditioner.