Know all about Mudstone and Lamprophyre properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Mudstone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Lamprophyre belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Mudstone is Clastic whereas that of Lamprophyre is Porphyritic. Mudstone appears Rough and Dull and Lamprophyre appears Dull, Banded and Foilated. The luster of Mudstone is dull while that of Lamprophyre is subvitreous to dull. Mudstone is available in black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, red, white, yellow colors whereas Lamprophyre is available in black, bluish - grey, brown, dark greenish - grey, green, grey colors. The commercial uses of Mudstone are creating artwork, pottery and that of Lamprophyre are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux, production of lime, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo).