Alkali Feldspar Granite and Slate Types and Facts

Alkali Feldspar Granite

Slate

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Not Available

1.2 Features

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock

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

Data Not Available

1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

Not Used

Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Not Used

Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Alkali Feldspar Granite and Slate

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Alkali Feldspar Granite Texture and Slate Texture. The types of Alkali Feldspar Granite 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. Alkali Feldspar Granite was not used to create pictographs whereas Slate 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. Alkali Feldspar Granite was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Slate was used to create petroglyphs.