Know all about Wackestone and Quartzite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Wackestone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Quartzite belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Wackestone is Clastic whereas that of Quartzite is Foliated, Granular. Wackestone appears Rough and Dull and Quartzite appears Lustrous. The luster of Wackestone is dull while that of Quartzite is vitreous. Wackestone is available in black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, red, white, yellow colors whereas Quartzite is available in black, blue, brown, green, light grey, purple, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Wackestone are cemetery markers, pottery and that of Quartzite are an oil and gas reservoir, as armour rock for sea walls, cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, in aquifers, laboratory bench tops, petroleum reservoirs, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones, used in aquariums.