Know all about Limestone and Gossan properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Gossan belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Gossan is Rough, Sandy. Limestone appears Rough and Banded and Gossan appears Dull and Banded. The luster of Limestone is dull to pearly while that of Gossan is metallic. 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 Gossan is available in brown, brown- black, gold, green, rust 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 Gossan are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, gemstone.