Boninite and Hawaiite Types and Facts

Boninite

Hawaiite

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Types

Not Available

Features

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, High Mg content, Is one of the oldest rock

Has High structural resistance against erosion and climate, Very fine grained rock

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Not Yet Used

Used

Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

Easter Island in the Polynesian Triangle, Pacific Ocean

Sculpture

Not Yet Used

Famous Sculptures

Not Applicable

Pictographs

Not Used

Used

Petroglyphs

Not Used

Used

Figurines

Not Yet Used

Fossils

Absent

Types of Boninite and Hawaiite

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