All about Greywacke and Felsite Properties
Know all about Greywacke and Felsite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Greywacke belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Felsite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Greywacke is Clastic whereas that of Felsite is Arborescent Patterned, Vitreous. Greywacke appears Dull and Felsite appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny. The luster of Greywacke is dull while that of Felsite is vitreous. Greywacke is available in beige, black, brown, colourless, cream, dark brown, green, grey, light green, light to dark grey, pink, red, white, yellow colors whereas Felsite is available in black, blue, brown, green, orange, red, tan, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Greywacke are as armour rock for sea walls, petroleum reservoirs, sea defence, tombstones and that of Felsite are mirror, jewelry.