Know all about Coquina and Soapstone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Coquina belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Soapstone belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Coquina is Clastic whereas that of Soapstone is Polished. Coquina appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny and Soapstone appears Dull, Banded and Foilated. The luster of Coquina is dull to vitreous to submetallic while that of Soapstone is greasy. Coquina is available in beige, buff, orange colors whereas Soapstone is available in black, black to grey, green, grey colors. The commercial uses of Coquina are creating artwork and that of Soapstone are cemetery markers, creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry, manufacture of soap, solvents, dyes, plastics and fibres, production of lime, source of magnesia (mgo).