All about Limestone and Blueschist Properties
Know all about Limestone and Blueschist properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Blueschist belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Blueschist is Foliated. Limestone appears Rough and Banded and Blueschist appears Dull and Banded. The luster of Limestone is dull to pearly while that of Blueschist is dull. Limestone is available in beige, black, blue, brown, cream, gold, green, grey, light green, light grey, linen, pink, red, rust, silver, white, yellow colors whereas Blueschist is available in blue, bluish - grey, purple, shades of blue colors. The commercial uses of Limestone are animal feed filler, as a feed additive for livestock, paper industry, raw material for manufacture of quicklime, slaked lime, soil conditioner, used in aquariums, whiting material in toothpaste, paint and paper and that of Blueschist are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, creating artwork, curling, tombstones.