Know all about Breccia and Soapstone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Breccia belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Soapstone belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Breccia is Brecciated, Clastic whereas that of Soapstone is Polished. Breccia appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny and Soapstone appears Dull, Banded and Foilated. The luster of Breccia is dull to pearly while that of Soapstone is greasy. Breccia is available in beige, black, blue, brown, buff, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, rust, white, yellow colors whereas Soapstone is available in black, black to grey, green, grey colors. The commercial uses of Breccia are creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry and that of Soapstone are cemetery markers, creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry, manufacture of soap, solvents, dyes, plastics and fibres, production of lime, source of magnesia (mgo).