All about Chalk and Sandstone Properties
Know all about Chalk and Sandstone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Chalk and Sandstone belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Chalk is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Sandstone is Clastic, Granular, Rough. Chalk appears Soft and Sandstone appears Rough. The luster of Chalk and Sandstone is dull. Chalk is available in grey, white, yellow colors whereas Sandstone 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 Sandstone are an oil and gas reservoir, in aquifers, petroleum reservoirs, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones, used in aquariums.