All about Porphyry and Limestone Properties
Know all about Porphyry and Limestone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Porphyry belongs to Igneous Rocks while Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Porphyry is Porphyritic whereas that of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic. Porphyry appears Dull and Limestone appears Rough and Banded. The luster of Porphyry is dull while that of Limestone is dull to pearly. Porphyry is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, red, rust, white colors whereas Limestone is available in beige, black, blue, brown, cream, gold, green, grey, light green, light grey, linen, pink, red, rust, silver, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Porphyry are creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry and that of Limestone are animal feed filler, as a feed additive for livestock, paper industry, raw material for manufacture of quicklime, slaked lime, soil conditioner, used in aquariums, whiting material in toothpaste, paint and paper.