All about Limestone and Rhomb Porphyry Properties
Know all about Limestone and Rhomb Porphyry properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Rhomb Porphyry belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Rhomb Porphyry is Aphanitic to Porphyritic. Limestone appears Rough and Banded and Rhomb Porphyry appears Rough. The luster of Limestone is dull to pearly while that of Rhomb Porphyry is subvitreous to 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 Rhomb Porphyry is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, 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 Rhomb Porphyry are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, metallurgical flux, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo).