Know all about Carbonatite and Pyroxenite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Carbonatite and Pyroxenite belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Carbonatite is Granular, Poikiloblastic whereas that of Pyroxenite is Clastic, Granular, Phaneritic, Porphyritic. Carbonatite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Pyroxenite appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny. The luster of Carbonatite is subvitreous to dull while that of Pyroxenite is dull to vitreous to submetallic. Carbonatite is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, pink, white colors whereas Pyroxenite is available in black to grey, bluish - grey, dark greenish - grey, green, light greenish grey colors. The commercial uses of Carbonatite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux and that of Pyroxenite are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, laboratory bench tops, jewelry, sea defence, tombstones.