Know all about Soapstone and Quartzite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Soapstone and Quartzite belong to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Soapstone is Polished whereas that of Quartzite is Foliated, Granular. Soapstone appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Quartzite appears Lustrous. The luster of Soapstone is greasy while that of Quartzite is vitreous. Soapstone is available in black, black to grey, green, grey colors whereas Quartzite is available in black, blue, brown, green, light grey, purple, 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 Quartzite are an oil and gas reservoir, as armour rock for sea walls, cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, in aquifers, laboratory bench tops, petroleum reservoirs, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones, used in aquariums.