All about Limestone and Mudstone Properties
Know all about Limestone and Mudstone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Limestone and Mudstone belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Mudstone is Clastic. Limestone appears Rough and Banded and Mudstone appears Rough and Dull. The luster of Limestone is dull to pearly while that of Mudstone 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 Mudstone is available in black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, 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 Mudstone are creating artwork, pottery.