Know all about Claystone and Evaporite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Claystone and Evaporite belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Claystone is Clastic whereas that of Evaporite is Earthy. Claystone appears Rough and Dull and Evaporite appears Glassy, Vesicular and Foilated. The luster of Claystone is dull while that of Evaporite is subvitreous to dull. Claystone is available in black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, red, white, yellow colors whereas Evaporite is available in colourless, green, grey, silver, white colors. The commercial uses of Claystone are pottery and that of Evaporite are used in the manufacture of ceramic powder, used in the preparation of sulfuric acid and silicon diborite.