Alkali Feldspar Granite and Soapstone Types and Facts
Types
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Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock
Host Rock for Lead
Archaeological Significance
Famous Monuments
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Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire
Famous Sculptures
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Pictographs
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Used
Petroglyphs
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Used
Types of Alkali Feldspar Granite and Soapstone
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Alkali Feldspar Granite Texture and Soapstone Texture. The types of Alkali Feldspar Granite and Soapstone 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 Soapstone 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 Soapstone was used to create petroglyphs.