Porphyry and Tachylite

All about Porphyry and Tachylite Properties

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