Arkose and Claystone Types and Facts

Arkose

Claystone

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Types

Not Available

Features

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Smooth to touch, Very fine grained rock

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

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Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

Sculpture

Used

Famous Sculptures

Not Available

Pictographs

Not Used

Used

Petroglyphs

Not Used

Used

Figurines

Used

Fossils

Present

Types of Arkose and Claystone

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Arkose Texture and Claystone Texture. The types of Arkose and Claystone 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. Arkose was not used to create pictographs whereas Claystone 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. Arkose was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Claystone was used to create petroglyphs.