All about Sovite and Limestone Properties
Know all about Sovite and Limestone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Sovite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Limestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Sovite is Granular, Poikiloblastic whereas that of Limestone is Clastic or Non-Clastic. Sovite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Limestone appears Rough and Banded. The luster of Sovite is subvitreous to dull while that of Limestone is dull to pearly. Sovite is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, pink, white 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 Sovite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, creating artwork, gemstone, metallurgical flux, production of lime, soil conditioner, 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.