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