All about Icelandite and Appinite Properties
Know all about Icelandite and Appinite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Icelandite and Appinite belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Icelandite is Aphanitic to Porphyritic whereas that of Appinite is Porphyritic. Icelandite appears Dull and Soft and Appinite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated. The luster of Icelandite is vitreous while that of Appinite is subvitreous to dull. Icelandite is available in bluish - grey, grey, pink, yellow colors whereas Appinite is available in black, bluish - grey, brown, dark greenish - grey, green, grey colors. The commercial uses of Icelandite are cemetery markers, creating artwork and that of Appinite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux, production of lime, soil conditioner.