Know all about Soapstone and Gneiss properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Soapstone and Gneiss belong to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Soapstone is Polished whereas that of Gneiss is Banded, Foliated, Platy. Soapstone appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Gneiss appears Foliated. The luster of Soapstone is greasy while that of Gneiss is dull. Soapstone is available in black, black to grey, green, grey colors whereas Gneiss is available in black, brown, pink, red, white colors. The commercial uses of Soapstone are cemetery markers, creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry, manufacture of soap, solvents, dyes, plastics and fibres, production of lime, source of magnesia (mgo) and that of Gneiss are cemetery markers, jewelry, tombstones, used in aquariums.