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Breccia and Oil shale Types and Facts

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1 Types
1.1 Types
Collapse Breccia, Fault Breccia, Flow Breccia, Pyroclastic Breccia, Igneous Breccia and Impact Breccia
Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale
1.2 Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Clasts are smooth to touch
Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Very fine grained rock
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
Not Yet Used
Not Yet Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
Not Applicable
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
Not Used
1.3.6 Petroglyphs
Not Used
Not Used
1.3.7 Figurines
Used
Not Yet Used
1.4 Fossils
Present
Present

Types of Breccia and Oil shale

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Breccia Texture and Oil shale Texture. Types of Breccia are Collapse Breccia, Fault Breccia, Flow Breccia, Pyroclastic Breccia, Igneous Breccia and Impact Breccia whereas the types of Oil shale are Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale.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. Breccia and Oil shale 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. Breccia and Oil shale were not used for creating petroglyphs.