Arkose and Gossan Types and Facts
Types
Not Available
  
Translocated gossan and Leakage gossan
  
Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock
  
Clasts are smooth to touch, Easily splits into thin plates
  
Archaeological Significance
  
  
Monuments
Not Yet Used
  
Not Yet Used
  
Famous Monuments
Not Applicable
  
Not Applicable
  
Sculpture
Used
  
Not Yet Used
  
Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available
  
Not Applicable
  
Pictographs
Not Used
  
Used
  
Petroglyphs
Not Used
  
Used
  
Figurines
Used
  
Not Yet Used
  
Fossils
Present
  
Absent
  
Types of Arkose and Gossan
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Arkose Texture and Gossan Texture. Types of Arkose are Not Available whereas the types of Gossan are Translocated gossan and Leakage gossan.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 Gossan 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 Gossan was used to create petroglyphs.