All about Siltstone and Felsite Properties
Know all about Siltstone and Felsite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Siltstone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Felsite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Siltstone is Clastic whereas that of Felsite is Arborescent Patterned, Vitreous. Siltstone appears Rough and Felsite appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny. The luster of Siltstone is dull while that of Felsite is vitreous. Siltstone is available in brown, red, reddish brown colors whereas Felsite is available in black, blue, brown, green, orange, red, tan, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Siltstone are raw material for the manufacture of mortar, soil conditioner and that of Felsite are mirror, jewelry.