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All about Tuff and Ganister Properties

Know all about Tuff and Ganister properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Tuff belongs to Igneous Rocks while Ganister belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Tuff is Clastic, Pyroclastic whereas that of Ganister is Clastic, Granular, Rough. Tuff appears Dull, Vesicular and Foilated and Ganister appears Rough. The luster of Tuff is vitreous to dull while that of Ganister is dull. Tuff is available in brown, grey, yellow colors whereas Ganister is available in beige, black, brown, colourless, cream, dark brown, green, grey, light green, light to dark grey, pink, red, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Tuff are creating artwork and that of Ganister are an oil and gas reservoir, in aquifers, petroleum reservoirs, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones.

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