All about Lamprophyre and Shale Properties
Know all about Lamprophyre and Shale properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Lamprophyre belongs to Igneous Rocks while Shale belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Lamprophyre is Porphyritic whereas that of Shale is Clastic, Splintery. Lamprophyre appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Shale appears Muddy. The luster of Lamprophyre is subvitreous to dull while that of Shale is dull. Lamprophyre is available in black, bluish - grey, brown, dark greenish - grey, green, grey colors whereas Shale is available in black, brown, buff, green, grey, red, 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 Shale are creating artwork, pottery.