Talc carbonate and Slate Types and Facts

Talc carbonate

Slate

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Not Available

1.2 Features

Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Host Rock for Lead

Easily splits into thin plates, Surfaces are often shiny, Very fine grained rock

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

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1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Not Used

Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Talc carbonate and Slate

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Talc carbonate Texture and Slate Texture. The types of Talc carbonate and Slate 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. Talc carbonate and Slate were used for creating 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. Talc carbonate was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Slate was used to create petroglyphs.