Know all about Lamprophyre and Mudstone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Lamprophyre belongs to Igneous Rocks while Mudstone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Lamprophyre is Porphyritic whereas that of Mudstone is Clastic. Lamprophyre appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Mudstone appears Rough and Dull. The luster of Lamprophyre is subvitreous to dull while that of Mudstone is dull. Lamprophyre is available in black, bluish - grey, brown, dark greenish - grey, green, grey colors whereas Mudstone is available in black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, red, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Lamprophyre are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux, production of lime, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo) and that of Mudstone are creating artwork, pottery.