All about Gritstone and Pumice Properties
Know all about Gritstone and Pumice properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Gritstone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Pumice belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Gritstone is Earthy whereas that of Pumice is Vesicular. Gritstone appears Layered and Foliated and Pumice appears Vesicular. The luster of Gritstone is dull while that of Pumice is earthy. 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 Pumice is available in beige, colourless, grey, light green, light grey, pink, white, yellow- grey 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 Pumice are as a traction material on snow-covered roads, as an abrasive in pencil erasers, fine abrasive used for polishing, manufacture of soap, solvents, dyes, plastics and fibres, used in aquariums.