All about Pegmatite and Wehrlite Properties
Know all about Pegmatite and Wehrlite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Pegmatite and Wehrlite belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Pegmatite is Pegmatitic whereas that of Wehrlite is Banded. Pegmatite appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny and Wehrlite appears Rough and Banded. The luster of Pegmatite is grainy, pearly and vitreous while that of Wehrlite is metallic. Pegmatite is available in black, brown, cream, green, grey, pink, red, rust, silver, white, yellow colors whereas Wehrlite is available in dark greenish - grey, green colors. The commercial uses of Pegmatite are creating artwork, jewelry, source of corundum, tourmalines, beryls and topaz and that of Wehrlite are cemetery markers, creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry.