Pyroxenite vs Tuff Texture

Pyroxenite

Tuff

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1 Texture

1.1 Texture

Clastic, Granular, Phaneritic, Porphyritic

Clastic, Pyroclastic

1.2 Color

Black to Grey, Bluish - Grey, Dark Greenish - Grey, Green, Light Greenish Grey

Brown, Grey, Yellow

1.3 Maintenance

Less

1.4 Durability

Durable

1.4.1 Water Resistant

✔ ✘

1.4.2 Scratch Resistant

✔ ✘

1.4.3 Stain Resistant

✔ ✘

1.4.4 Wind Resistant

✔ ✘

1.4.5 Acid Resistant

✔ ✘

1.5 Appearance

Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny

Dull, Vesicular and Foilated

Texture of Pyroxenite and Tuff

Characteristics related to grain size of rocks are called as texture. Here you can know more about texture of Pyroxenite and Tuff. Texture of Pyroxenite is Clastic, Granular, Phaneritic, Porphyritic whereas that of Tuff is Clastic, Pyroclastic. Based on the texture of rocks, they are used for various purposes. Get detailed information about Pyroxenite vs Tuff texture, color, appearance and maintenance in the next section.