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Banded iron formation and Shonkinite Types and Facts


Shonkinite and Banded iron formation Types and Facts


Types

Types
Algoma-type , Lake Superior-type, Superior-type and Taconite   
Not Available   

Features
Is one of the oldest rock   
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Is one of the oldest rock, Matrix variable   

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   
Used   

Petroglyphs
Not Used   
Used   

Figurines
Not Yet Used   
Used   

Fossils
Present   
Absent   

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Types of Banded iron formation and Shonkinite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Banded iron formation Texture and Shonkinite Texture. Types of Banded iron formation are Algoma-type , Lake Superior-type, Superior-type and Taconite whereas the types of Shonkinite 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 was not used to create pictographs whereas Shonkinite 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. Banded iron formation was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Shonkinite was used to create petroglyphs.

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