All about Limestone and Ganister Properties
Know all about Limestone and Ganister properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Limestone and Ganister belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Ganister is Clastic, Granular, Rough. Limestone appears Rough and Banded and Ganister appears Rough. The luster of Limestone is dull to pearly while that of Ganister 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 Ganister is available in beige, black, brown, colourless, cream, dark brown, green, grey, light green, light to dark grey, pink, red, white, 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 Ganister are an oil and gas reservoir, in aquifers, petroleum reservoirs, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones.