Know all about Carbonatite and Diabase properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Carbonatite and Diabase belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Carbonatite is Granular, Poikiloblastic whereas that of Diabase is Aphanitic, Granular. Carbonatite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Diabase appears Vesicular. The luster of Carbonatite is subvitreous to dull while that of Diabase is not available. Carbonatite is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, pink, white colors whereas Diabase is available in dark grey to black colors. The commercial uses of Carbonatite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux and that of Diabase are an oil and gas reservoir, cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, laboratory bench tops, jewelry, sea defence, tombstones.