Know all about Porphyry and Evaporite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Porphyry belongs to Igneous Rocks while Evaporite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Porphyry is Porphyritic whereas that of Evaporite is Earthy. Porphyry appears Dull and Evaporite appears Glassy, Vesicular and Foilated. The luster of Porphyry is dull while that of Evaporite is subvitreous to dull. Porphyry is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, red, rust, white colors whereas Evaporite is available in colourless, green, grey, silver, white colors. The commercial uses of Porphyry are creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry and that of Evaporite are used in the manufacture of ceramic powder, used in the preparation of sulfuric acid and silicon diborite.