All about Limestone and Felsite Properties
Know all about Limestone and Felsite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Felsite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Felsite is Arborescent Patterned, Vitreous. Limestone appears Rough and Banded and Felsite appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny. The luster of Limestone is dull to pearly while that of Felsite is vitreous. 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 Felsite is available in black, blue, brown, green, orange, red, tan, yellow 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 Felsite are mirror, jewelry.