Know all about Pumice and Evaporite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Pumice belongs to Igneous Rocks while Evaporite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Pumice is Vesicular whereas that of Evaporite is Earthy. Pumice appears Vesicular and Evaporite appears Glassy, Vesicular and Foilated. The luster of Pumice is earthy while that of Evaporite is subvitreous to dull. Pumice is available in beige, colourless, grey, light green, light grey, pink, white, yellow- grey colors whereas Evaporite is available in colourless, green, grey, silver, white colors. The commercial uses of Pumice are as a traction material on snow-covered roads, as an abrasive in pencil erasers, fine abrasive used for polishing, manufacture of soap, solvents, dyes, plastics and fibres, used in aquariums and that of Evaporite are used in the manufacture of ceramic powder, used in the preparation of sulfuric acid and silicon diborite.