Know all about Travertine and Greenschist properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Travertine belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Greenschist belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Travertine is Banded whereas that of Greenschist is Foliated, Platy. Travertine appears Fibrous and Greenschist appears Layered and Shiny. The luster of Travertine is dull to pearly while that of Greenschist is shiny. Travertine is available in beige, black, blue, brown, grey, red, white, yellow colors whereas Greenschist is available in dark greenish - grey, green colors. The commercial uses of Travertine are cemetery markers, creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry, paper industry, pottery and that of Greenschist are blackboards, manufacture of tools, writing slates.