Know all about Limestone and Granophyre properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Granophyre belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Granophyre is Granophyric. Limestone appears Rough and Banded and Granophyre appears Veined or Pebbled. The luster of Limestone is dull to pearly while that of Granophyre is dull to grainy with sporadic parts pearly and 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 Granophyre is available in black, grey, orange, pink, white 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 Granophyre are curling, gemstone, laboratory bench tops, tombstones.