Blue Granite and Anthracite Types and Facts

Blue Granite

Anthracite

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Not Available

Semi-anthracite and Meta-anthracite

1.2 Features

Available in lots of colors, Is one of the oldest rock

Helps in production of Heat and Electricity, Used as fossil fuel

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Used

Not Yet Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Data Not Available

Not Applicable

1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

Not Yet Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Data Not Available

Not Applicable

1.3.5 Pictographs

Not Used

Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Not Used

Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

Not Yet Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Blue Granite and Anthracite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Blue Granite Texture and Anthracite Texture. Types of Blue Granite are Not Available whereas the types of Anthracite are Semi-anthracite and Meta-anthracite.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. Blue Granite was not used to create pictographs whereas Anthracite 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. Blue Granite was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Anthracite was used to create petroglyphs.