All about Porphyry and Diorite Properties
Know all about Porphyry and Diorite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Porphyry and Diorite belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Porphyry is Porphyritic whereas that of Diorite is Phaneritic. Porphyry appears Dull and Diorite appears Shiny. The luster of Porphyry is dull while that of Diorite is shiny. Porphyry is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, red, rust, white colors whereas Diorite is available in black, brown, light to dark grey, white colors. The commercial uses of Porphyry are creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry and that of Diorite are creating artwork, curling.