Know all about Gneiss and Pyroxenite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Gneiss belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Pyroxenite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Gneiss is Banded, Foliated, Platy whereas that of Pyroxenite is Clastic, Granular, Phaneritic, Porphyritic. Gneiss appears Foliated and Pyroxenite appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny. The luster of Gneiss is dull while that of Pyroxenite is dull to vitreous to submetallic. Gneiss is available in black, brown, pink, red, white colors whereas Pyroxenite is available in black to grey, bluish - grey, dark greenish - grey, green, light greenish grey colors. The commercial uses of Gneiss are cemetery markers, jewelry, tombstones, used in aquariums and that of Pyroxenite are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, laboratory bench tops, jewelry, sea defence, tombstones.