Know all about Breccia and Basalt properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Breccia belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Basalt belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Breccia is Brecciated, Clastic whereas that of Basalt is Glassy, Massive, Porphyritic, Scoriaceous, Vesicular. Breccia appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny and Basalt appears Dull and Soft. The luster of Breccia is dull to pearly while that of Basalt is not available. Breccia is available in beige, black, blue, brown, buff, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, rust, white, yellow colors whereas Basalt is available in black, brown, light to dark grey colors. The commercial uses of Breccia are creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry and that of Basalt are an oil and gas reservoir, commemorative tablets, creating artwork, used in aquariums.