Know all about Tephrite and Pyroxenite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Tephrite and Pyroxenite belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Tephrite is Aphanitic to Porphyritic whereas that of Pyroxenite is Clastic, Granular, Phaneritic, Porphyritic. Tephrite appears Vesicular and Pyroxenite appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny. The luster of Tephrite is subvitreous to dull while that of Pyroxenite is dull to vitreous to submetallic. Tephrite is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, white colors whereas Pyroxenite is available in black to grey, bluish - grey, dark greenish - grey, green, light greenish grey colors. The commercial uses of Tephrite are production of lime, soil conditioner and that of Pyroxenite are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, laboratory bench tops, jewelry, sea defence, tombstones.