All about Chalk and Gritstone Properties
Know all about Chalk and Gritstone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Chalk and Gritstone belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Chalk is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Gritstone is Earthy. Chalk appears Soft and Gritstone appears Layered and Foliated. The luster of Chalk and Gritstone is dull. Chalk is available in grey, white, yellow colors whereas Gritstone 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 Chalk are alumina refineries, creating artwork, drawing on blackboards, gymnasts, athletes and mountain climbers use for grip, in aquifers, paper industry, production of lime, raw material for manufacture of quicklime, slaked lime, soil conditioner, whiting, whiting material in toothpaste, paint and paper and that of Gritstone are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux, production of lime, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones.