Know all about Porphyry and Wackestone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Porphyry belongs to Igneous Rocks while Wackestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Porphyry is Porphyritic whereas that of Wackestone is Clastic. Porphyry appears Dull and Wackestone appears Rough and Dull. The luster of Porphyry and Wackestone is dull. Porphyry is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, red, rust, white colors whereas Wackestone is available in black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, red, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Porphyry are creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry and that of Wackestone are cemetery markers, pottery.