Know all about Travertine and Lignite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Travertine and Lignite belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Travertine is Banded whereas that of Lignite is Amorphous, Glassy. Travertine appears Fibrous and Lignite appears Veined or Pebbled. The luster of Travertine is dull to pearly while that of Lignite is dull to vitreous to submetallic. Travertine is available in beige, black, blue, brown, grey, red, white, yellow colors whereas Lignite is available in black, brown, dark brown, grey, light to dark grey colors. The commercial uses of Travertine are cemetery markers, creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry, paper industry, pottery and that of Lignite are electricity generation.