All about Marble and Limestone Properties
Know all about Marble and Limestone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Marble belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Marble is Granular whereas that of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic. Marble appears Veined and Shiny and Limestone appears Rough and Banded. The luster of Marble is dull to pearly to subvitreous while that of Limestone is dull to pearly. Marble is available in black, blue, brown, grey, pink, white colors whereas Limestone is available in beige, black, blue, brown, cream, gold, green, grey, light green, light grey, linen, pink, red, rust, silver, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Marble are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, creating artwork, curling, laboratory bench tops, paper industry, tombstones, used in aquariums, whiting material in toothpaste, paint and paper and that 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.