All about Flint and Quartzite Properties
Know all about Flint and Quartzite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Flint belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Quartzite belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Flint is Banded, Rough whereas that of Quartzite is Foliated, Granular. Flint appears Glassy or Pearly and Quartzite appears Lustrous. The luster of Flint and Quartzite is vitreous. Flint is available in black, brown, green, grey, red, white colors whereas Quartzite is available in black, blue, brown, green, light grey, purple, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Flint are creating artwork, gemstone, in fire-starting tools, manufacture of tools, metallurgical flux, jewelry, to ignite fire, used in flintlock firearms and that of Quartzite are an oil and gas reservoir, as armour rock for sea walls, cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, in aquifers, laboratory bench tops, petroleum reservoirs, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones, used in aquariums.