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Anthracite and Anorthosite Types and Facts


Anorthosite and Anthracite Types and Facts


Types

Types
Semi-anthracite and Meta-anthracite   
Proterozoic Anorthosite and Archean Anorthosite   

Features
Helps in production of Heat and Electricity, Used as fossil fuel   
Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock   

Archaeological Significance
  
  

Monuments
Not Yet Used   
Not Yet Used   

Famous Monuments
Not Applicable   
Not Applicable   

Sculpture
Not Yet Used   
Used   

Famous Sculptures
Not Applicable   
Not Applicable   

Pictographs
Used   
Not Used   

Petroglyphs
Used   
Not Used   

Figurines
Not Yet Used   
Used   

Fossils
Absent   
Absent   

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Types of Anthracite and Anorthosite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Anthracite Texture and Anorthosite Texture. Types of Anthracite are Semi-anthracite and Meta-anthracite whereas the types of Anorthosite are Proterozoic Anorthosite and Archean Anorthosite.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. Anthracite was used to create pictographs whereas Anorthosite is not 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. Anthracite was used to create petroglyphs whereas Anorthosite was not used to create petroglyphs.

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