All about Carbonatite and Greywacke Properties
Know all about Carbonatite and Greywacke properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Carbonatite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Greywacke belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Carbonatite is Granular, Poikiloblastic whereas that of Greywacke is Clastic. Carbonatite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Greywacke appears Dull. The luster of Carbonatite is subvitreous to dull while that of Greywacke is dull. Carbonatite is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, pink, white colors whereas Greywacke is available in beige, black, brown, colourless, cream, dark brown, green, grey, light green, light to dark grey, pink, red, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Carbonatite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux and that of Greywacke are as armour rock for sea walls, petroleum reservoirs, sea defence, tombstones.