Boninite and Oolite Types and Facts
Types
Basalt
Pisolitic Oolite and Oncolitic Oolite
Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, High Mg content, Is one of the oldest rock
Available in lots of colors, Generally rough to touch, Very fine grained rock
Archaeological Significance
Types of Boninite and Oolite
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Boninite Texture and Oolite Texture. Types of Boninite are Basalt whereas the types of Oolite are Pisolitic Oolite and Oncolitic Oolite.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 and Oolite were 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. Boninite and Oolite were for creating petroglyphs.