Know all about Peridotite and Oil shale properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Peridotite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Oil shale belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Peridotite is Phaneritic whereas that of Oil shale is Splintery. Peridotite appears Rough and Shiny and Oil shale appears Muddy. The luster of Peridotite is shiny while that of Oil shale is dull. Peridotite is available in dark greenish - grey colors whereas Oil shale is available in black, brown, buff, green, grey, red, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Peridotite are creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry, source of chromite, platinum, nickel and garnet, source of diamonds and that of Oil shale are an oil and gas reservoir.