Know all about Mudstone and Arkose properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Mudstone and Arkose belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Mudstone is Clastic whereas that of Arkose is Clastic. Mudstone appears Rough and Dull and Arkose appears Rough and Dull. The luster of Mudstone and Arkose is dull. Mudstone is available in black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, red, white, yellow colors whereas Arkose is available in reddish brown colors. The commercial uses of Mudstone are creating artwork, pottery and that of Arkose are in aquifers, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones.