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All about Porphyry and Basalt Properties

Know all about Porphyry and Basalt properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Porphyry and Basalt belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Porphyry is Porphyritic whereas that of Basalt is Glassy, Massive, Porphyritic, Scoriaceous, Vesicular. Porphyry appears Dull and Basalt appears Dull and Soft. The luster of Porphyry is dull while that of Basalt is not available. Porphyry is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, red, rust, white colors whereas Basalt is available in black, brown, light to dark grey colors. The commercial uses of Porphyry are creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry and that of Basalt are an oil and gas reservoir, commemorative tablets, creating artwork, used in aquariums.

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