Know all about Mudstone and Trachyte properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Mudstone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Trachyte belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Mudstone is Clastic whereas that of Trachyte is Aphanitic to Porphyritic. Mudstone appears Rough and Dull and Trachyte appears Banded. The luster of Mudstone is dull while that of Trachyte is metallic. Mudstone is available in black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, red, white, yellow colors whereas Trachyte is available in black, brown, dark greenish - grey, green, grey, light to dark grey, white colors. The commercial uses of Mudstone are creating artwork, pottery and that of Trachyte are cemetery markers, creating artwork.