Know all about Gritstone and Anorthosite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Gritstone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Anorthosite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Gritstone is Earthy whereas that of Anorthosite is Foliated, Glassy. Gritstone appears Layered and Foliated and Anorthosite appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny. The luster of Gritstone is dull while that of Anorthosite is pearly to subvitreous. Gritstone is available in beige, black, brown, colourless, cream, dark brown, green, grey, light green, light to dark grey, pink, red, white, yellow colors whereas Anorthosite is available in black, bluish - grey, brown, green, grey, light greenish grey, pink, white colors. The commercial uses of Gritstone are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux, production of lime, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones and that of Anorthosite are creating artwork, curling.