Know all about Tuff and Carbonatite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Tuff and Carbonatite belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Tuff is Clastic, Pyroclastic whereas that of Carbonatite is Granular, Poikiloblastic. Tuff appears Dull, Vesicular and Foilated and Carbonatite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated. The luster of Tuff is vitreous to dull while that of Carbonatite is subvitreous to dull. Tuff is available in brown, grey, yellow colors whereas Carbonatite is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, pink, white colors. The commercial uses of Tuff are creating artwork and that of Carbonatite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux.