Know all about Soapstone and Schist properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Soapstone and Schist belong to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Soapstone is Polished whereas that of Schist is Foliated, Platy. Soapstone appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Schist appears Layered and Shiny. The luster of Soapstone is greasy while that of Schist is shiny. Soapstone is available in black, black to grey, green, grey colors whereas Schist is available in black, blue, brown, dark brown, green, grey, silver 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 Schist are used in aquariums, writing slates.