Know all about Pyroxenite and Argillite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Pyroxenite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Argillite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Pyroxenite is Clastic, Granular, Phaneritic, Porphyritic whereas that of Argillite is Clastic, Polished. Pyroxenite appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny and Argillite appears Rough and Dull. The luster of Pyroxenite is dull to vitreous to submetallic while that of Argillite is waxy and dull. Pyroxenite is available in black to grey, bluish - grey, dark greenish - grey, green, light greenish grey colors whereas Argillite is available in dark grey to black, pink, red, white colors. The commercial uses of Pyroxenite are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, laboratory bench tops, jewelry, sea defence, tombstones and that of Argillite are fire resistant, used to manufracture paperweights and bookends.