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