Aplite and Basalt Types and Facts

Aplite

Basalt

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1 Types

1.1 Types

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Alkaline Basalt, Boninite, High Alumina Basalt, Mid Ocean Ridge Basalt (MORB), Tholeiitic Basalt, Basaltic trachyandesite, Mugearite and Shoshonite

1.2 Features

Available in lots of colors, Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Is one of the oldest rock

Has High structural resistance against erosion and climate, Very fine grained rock

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Data Not Available

Easter Island in the Polynesian Triangle, Pacific Ocean, Gateway of India in Mumbai, India, Gol Gumbaz in Karnataka, India

1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

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Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Not Used

Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Aplite and Basalt

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Aplite Texture and Basalt Texture. Types of Aplite are Not Available whereas the types of Basalt are Alkaline Basalt, Boninite, High Alumina Basalt, Mid Ocean Ridge Basalt (MORB), Tholeiitic Basalt, Basaltic trachyandesite, Mugearite and Shoshonite.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. Aplite was not used to create pictographs whereas Basalt 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. Aplite was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Basalt was used to create petroglyphs.