Know all about Oil shale and Pumice properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Oil shale belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Pumice belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Oil shale is Splintery whereas that of Pumice is Vesicular. Oil shale appears Muddy and Pumice appears Vesicular. The luster of Oil shale is dull while that of Pumice is earthy. Oil shale is available in black, brown, buff, green, grey, red, yellow colors whereas Pumice is available in beige, colourless, grey, light green, light grey, pink, white, yellow- grey colors. The commercial uses of Oil shale are an oil and gas reservoir and that of Pumice are as a traction material on snow-covered roads, as an abrasive in pencil erasers, fine abrasive used for polishing, manufacture of soap, solvents, dyes, plastics and fibres, used in aquariums.