Know all about Limestone and Greenschist properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Greenschist belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Greenschist is Foliated, Platy. Limestone appears Rough and Banded and Greenschist appears Layered and Shiny. The luster of Limestone is dull to pearly while that of Greenschist is shiny. 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 Greenschist is available in dark greenish - grey, green 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 Greenschist are blackboards, manufacture of tools, writing slates.