Pantellerite and Scoria Types and Facts

Pantellerite

Scoria

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Pantelleritic Ignimbrite

Not Available

1.2 Features

High Fe content

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Generally rough to touch, Surfaces are often shiny

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Not Yet Used

Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

Data Not Available

1.3.3 Sculpture

Not Yet Used

Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Not Applicable

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

Not Used

Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Not Used

Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Not Yet Used

Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Pantellerite and Scoria

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Pantellerite Texture and Scoria Texture. Types of Pantellerite are Pantelleritic Ignimbrite whereas the types of Scoria are Not Available.During historic times, some rocks depending on their hardness were used to create Pictographs and Petroglyphs. Rocks which are hard were generally not used. Pictographs are paintings or drawings that have been placed or created on the surface of rock. Pantellerite was not used to create pictographs whereas Scoria is used to create pictographs. Petroglyph is an image which is carved into a rock. These are images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving or abrading, as a form of rock art. Pantellerite was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Scoria was used to create petroglyphs.