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Andesite and Dunite Types and Facts

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Types

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Features

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

 
Icelandite
Generally rough to touch, High silica content, Is one of the oldest rock
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Middle of the Earth in Ecuador
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Dunite
Constitutes upper part of the Earth's mantle, Generally rough to touch, Host rock for Diamond, Is one of the oldest rock
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Types of Andesite and Dunite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Andesite Texture and Dunite Texture. Types of Andesite are Icelandite whereas the types of Dunite are Dunite.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. Andesite and Dunite were 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. Andesite and Dunite were for creating petroglyphs.