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