Know all about Evaporite and Gossan properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Evaporite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Gossan belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Evaporite is Earthy whereas that of Gossan is Rough, Sandy. Evaporite appears Glassy, Vesicular and Foilated and Gossan appears Dull and Banded. The luster of Evaporite is subvitreous to dull while that of Gossan is metallic. Evaporite is available in colourless, green, grey, silver, white colors whereas Gossan is available in brown, brown- black, gold, green, rust colors. The commercial uses of Evaporite are used in the manufacture of ceramic powder, used in the preparation of sulfuric acid and silicon diborite and that of Gossan are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, gemstone.