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Vogesite and Greywacke


Greywacke and Vogesite


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All about Vogesite and Greywacke Properties

Know all about Vogesite and Greywacke properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Vogesite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Greywacke belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Vogesite is Porphyritic whereas that of Greywacke is Clastic. Vogesite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Greywacke appears Dull. The luster of Vogesite is subvitreous to dull while that of Greywacke is dull. Vogesite is available in black, bluish - grey, brown, dark greenish - grey, green, grey colors whereas Greywacke 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 Vogesite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux, production of lime, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo) and that of Greywacke are as armour rock for sea walls, petroleum reservoirs, sea defence, tombstones.

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