All about Soapstone and Limestone Properties
Know all about Soapstone and Limestone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Soapstone belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Soapstone is Polished whereas that of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic. Soapstone appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Limestone appears Rough and Banded. The luster of Soapstone is greasy while that of Limestone is dull to pearly. Soapstone is available in black, black to grey, green, grey colors whereas Limestone is available in beige, black, blue, brown, cream, gold, green, grey, light green, light grey, linen, pink, red, rust, silver, white, yellow 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 Limestone are animal feed filler, as a feed additive for livestock, paper industry, raw material for manufacture of quicklime, slaked lime, soil conditioner, used in aquariums, whiting material in toothpaste, paint and paper.