Know all about Tuff and Greenschist properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Tuff belongs to Igneous Rocks while Greenschist belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Tuff is Clastic, Pyroclastic whereas that of Greenschist is Foliated, Platy. Tuff appears Dull, Vesicular and Foilated and Greenschist appears Layered and Shiny. The luster of Tuff is vitreous to dull while that of Greenschist is shiny. Tuff is available in brown, grey, yellow colors whereas Greenschist is available in dark greenish - grey, green colors. The commercial uses of Tuff are creating artwork and that of Greenschist are blackboards, manufacture of tools, writing slates.