Know all about Breccia and Arkose properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Breccia and Arkose belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Breccia is Brecciated, Clastic whereas that of Arkose is Clastic. Breccia appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny and Arkose appears Rough and Dull. The luster of Breccia is dull to pearly while that of Arkose is dull. Breccia is available in beige, black, blue, brown, buff, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, rust, white, yellow colors whereas Arkose is available in reddish brown colors. The commercial uses of Breccia are creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry and that of Arkose are in aquifers, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones.