Know all about Travertine and Evaporite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Travertine and Evaporite belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Travertine is Banded whereas that of Evaporite is Earthy. Travertine appears Fibrous and Evaporite appears Glassy, Vesicular and Foilated. The luster of Travertine is dull to pearly while that of Evaporite is subvitreous to dull. Travertine is available in beige, black, blue, brown, grey, red, white, yellow colors whereas Evaporite is available in colourless, green, grey, silver, white colors. The commercial uses of Travertine are cemetery markers, creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry, paper industry, pottery and that of Evaporite are used in the manufacture of ceramic powder, used in the preparation of sulfuric acid and silicon diborite.