Banded iron formation and Granulite Types and Facts
Types
Algoma-type , Lake Superior-type, Superior-type and Taconite
  
Not Available
  
Features
Is one of the oldest rock
  
Clasts are smooth to touch
  
Archaeological Significance
  
  
Monuments
Not Yet Used
  
Used
  
Famous Monuments
Not Applicable
  
Data Not Available
  
Sculpture
Not Yet Used
  
Used
  
Famous Sculptures
Not Applicable
  
Data Not Available
  
Pictographs
Not Used
  
Not Used
  
Petroglyphs
Not Used
  
Not Used
  
Figurines
Not Yet Used
  
Used
  
Fossils
Present
  
Absent
  
Types of Banded iron formation and Granulite
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Banded iron formation Texture and Granulite Texture. Types of Banded iron formation are Algoma-type , Lake Superior-type, Superior-type and Taconite whereas the types of Granulite 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. Banded iron formation and Granulite were not 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. Banded iron formation and Granulite were not used for creating petroglyphs.