All about Conglomerate and Limestone Properties
Know all about Conglomerate and Limestone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Conglomerate and Limestone belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Conglomerate is Clastic whereas that of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic. Conglomerate appears Shiny and Rounded and Limestone appears Rough and Banded. The luster of Conglomerate is dull while that of Limestone is dull to pearly. Conglomerate is available in beige, black, brown, buff, light to dark grey, orange, rust, white, yellow colors whereas Limestone is available in beige, black, blue, brown, cream, gold, green, grey, light green, light grey, linen, pink, red, rust, silver, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Conglomerate are cemetery markers, in aquifers, tombstones and that of Limestone are animal feed filler, as a feed additive for livestock, paper industry, raw material for manufacture of quicklime, slaked lime, soil conditioner, used in aquariums, whiting material in toothpaste, paint and paper.