Know all about Siltstone and Greenschist properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Siltstone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Greenschist belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Siltstone is Clastic whereas that of Greenschist is Foliated, Platy. Siltstone appears Rough and Greenschist appears Layered and Shiny. The luster of Siltstone is dull while that of Greenschist is shiny. Siltstone is available in brown, red, reddish brown colors whereas Greenschist is available in dark greenish - grey, green colors. The commercial uses of Siltstone are raw material for the manufacture of mortar, soil conditioner and that of Greenschist are blackboards, manufacture of tools, writing slates.