Know all about Soapstone and Hornfels properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Soapstone and Hornfels belong to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Soapstone is Polished whereas that of Hornfels is Granular, Platy. Soapstone appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Hornfels appears Dull. The luster of Soapstone is greasy while that of Hornfels is shiny. Soapstone is available in black, black to grey, green, grey colors whereas Hornfels is available in brown, dark greenish - grey, green, reddish brown 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 Hornfels are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, creating artwork.