All about Greywacke and Pyroxenite Properties
Know all about Greywacke and Pyroxenite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Greywacke belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Pyroxenite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Greywacke is Clastic whereas that of Pyroxenite is Clastic, Granular, Phaneritic, Porphyritic. Greywacke appears Dull and Pyroxenite appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny. The luster of Greywacke is dull while that of Pyroxenite is dull to vitreous to submetallic. 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 Pyroxenite is available in black to grey, bluish - grey, dark greenish - grey, green, light greenish grey colors. The commercial uses of Greywacke are as armour rock for sea walls, petroleum reservoirs, sea defence, tombstones and that of Pyroxenite are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, laboratory bench tops, jewelry, sea defence, tombstones.