Know all about Hornfels and Vogesite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Hornfels belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Vogesite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Hornfels is Granular, Platy whereas that of Vogesite is Porphyritic. Hornfels appears Dull and Vogesite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated. The luster of Hornfels is shiny while that of Vogesite is subvitreous to dull. Hornfels is available in brown, dark greenish - grey, green, reddish brown colors whereas Vogesite is available in black, bluish - grey, brown, dark greenish - grey, green, grey colors. The commercial uses of Hornfels are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, creating artwork and that of Vogesite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux, production of lime, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo).