Know all about Tuff and Trachyte properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Tuff and Trachyte belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Tuff is Clastic, Pyroclastic whereas that of Trachyte is Aphanitic to Porphyritic. Tuff appears Dull, Vesicular and Foilated and Trachyte appears Banded. The luster of Tuff is vitreous to dull while that of Trachyte is metallic. Tuff is available in brown, grey, yellow colors whereas Trachyte is available in black, brown, dark greenish - grey, green, grey, light to dark grey, white colors. The commercial uses of Tuff are creating artwork and that of Trachyte are cemetery markers, creating artwork.