All about Nephelinite and Limestone Properties
Know all about Nephelinite and Limestone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Nephelinite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Nephelinite is Aphanitic whereas that of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic. Nephelinite appears Skeletal and Limestone appears Rough and Banded. The luster of Nephelinite is vitreous to metallic while that of Limestone is dull to pearly. Nephelinite is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, 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 Nephelinite are creating artwork, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo) 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.