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Anthracite and Dunite Types and Facts


Dunite and Anthracite Types and Facts


Types

Types
Semi-anthracite and Meta-anthracite  
Dunite  

Features
Helps in production of Heat and Electricity, Used as fossil fuel  
Constitutes upper part of the Earth's mantle, Generally rough to touch, Host rock for Diamond, Is one of the oldest rock  

Archaeological Significance
  
  

Monuments
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Famous Monuments
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Sculpture
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Famous Sculptures
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Pictographs
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Petroglyphs
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Figurines
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Fossils
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Types of Anthracite and Dunite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Anthracite Texture and Dunite Texture. Types of Anthracite are Semi-anthracite and Meta-anthracite 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. Anthracite 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. Anthracite and Dunite were for creating petroglyphs.

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