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Anthracite and Soapstone Types and Facts

1 Types
1.1 Types
Semi-anthracite and Meta-anthracite
Not Available
1.2 Features
Helps in production of Heat and Electricity, Used as fossil fuel
Host Rock for Lead
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
Not Yet Used
Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
Not Applicable
Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire
1.3.3 Sculpture
Not Yet Used
Used
1.3.4 Famous Sculptures
Not Applicable
Data Not Available
1.3.5 Pictographs
Used
Used
1.3.6 Petroglyphs
Used
Used
1.3.7 Figurines
Not Yet Used
Used
1.4 Fossils
Absent
Absent

Types of Anthracite and Soapstone

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