All about Felsite and Limestone Properties
Know all about Felsite and Limestone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Felsite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Felsite is Arborescent Patterned, Vitreous whereas that of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic. Felsite appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny and Limestone appears Rough and Banded. The luster of Felsite is vitreous while that of Limestone is dull to pearly. Felsite is available in black, blue, brown, green, orange, red, tan, 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 Felsite are mirror, jewelry 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.